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Edelman promised to ditch coal. Then it took $3M from a coal group.

The world's biggest PR firm has a lot of big climate talk. Here's one example of how it walks.

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A few weeks ago, HEATED reported that Edelman was breaking one of its oldest climate promises. 

Today, we have a new story showing that the number one PR firm for fossil fuel companies is breaking yet another longstanding climate pledge.

This reporting raises timely questions about Edelman’s trustworthiness. Last month, in response to growing controversy …

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