A Burger King joint in Tennessee recently advertised its opinion on global warming. The climate denial message states that "GLOBAL WARMING IS BALONEY" and has got people calling in and asking about the sign.
Susan Robison, the Vice President of Corporate Communications at the Burger King Corporation, has denied that the message reflects the opinion of Burger King Corp. She claims that the independently owned and operated Burger King joints weren’t authorized to display this statement. The sign has since been removed.
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Burger King Gives its Two Cents About Global Warming
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