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Truth in advertising
Norway bans generic green terms from auto advertising |
David Roberts |
07 Sep 2007 |
Gristmill |
| This is funny and kind of awesome: No car can be 'green,' 'clean' or 'environmentally friendly,' according to some of the world's strictest advertising guidelines set to enter into force in Norway next month. 'Cars cannot do anything good for the environment except less damage than others,' Bente Oeverli, a senior official at the office of the state-run Consumer Ombudsman, told Reuters on Thursday. |
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| Topics: advertising, cars, consumerism, green living, messaging, Norway (all these topics) |
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