Hancock Prospecting misled consumers with 'clean gas' claim

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Hancock Prospecting misled consumers with 'clean gas' claim

An advertisement by Hancock Prospecting, the mining and agricultural company owned by Gina Rinehart, has been ruled misleading by Ad Standards over claims that its methane gas is “clean.” The online ad, which stated “Our clean gas keeps the lights, and factories, hospitals, and shops open from Tokyo to Toowoomba”, faced a complaint from climate communications group Comms Declare, which argued the claim was unsubstantiated and misleading. Hancock…