Ecotricity will sue EDF for 'stealing' green Union Jack
EDF Energy's green union flag, held by Olympic rowing champion James Cracknell and Olympics minister Tessa Jowell. Photograph: EDF Energy/PA
Energy companies were emitting enough hot air to run a small generator tonight in a spat about who was the greenest and most patriotic.
The unseemly squabble was triggered by EDF, the French state-owned nuclear group, which has organised a Green Britain Day for tomorrow. Its slogan: "Do something green for the team," urging the public to support the battle against climate change, is accompanied by a green Union Jack.
But its upfront advertising and patriotic claims have led rival Ecotricity to launch legal action against EDF for "stealing" its planet-friendly Union Jack logo.
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