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Overseas aid to Africa being outweighed by hefty costs of importing oil

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Sub-Saharan states need to move to renewable energy sources as $15bn in aid is outstripped by $18bn in oil imports, says IEA

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Air pollution 'will become bigger global killer than dirty water'

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OECD report says pollution will become biggest cause of premature death, killing an estimated 3.6 million people a year by 2050

Urban air pollution is set to become the biggest environmental cause of premature death in the coming decades, overtaking even such mass killers as poor sanitation and a lack of clean drinking water, according to a new report.

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Demand for Refined Petroleum Products by Sector in the United States, 1960-2008

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Demand for Refined Petroleum Products by Sector in the United States, 1960-2008

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Demand for Refined Petroleum Products by Sector in the United States, 1960-2008

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ExxonMobil Takes Third Place In Big Oil Sustainability Rankings

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LONDON, United Kingdom — Ranking the oil and gas industry on sustainability may be an endeavor prone to oxymorons, but a new report from Two Tomorrows has attempted just that, scoring the 10 largest fossil fuel companies on five categories of leadership. The results show an industry that is by and large embracing innovation, but falling short on a number of other mission-critical areas, notably peak oil and climate change.

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