Bio-diesel made from food in oil-rich UAE
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The Middle East is a region where car is king and fuel is cheap, typically leaving little incentive to discover more environmentally-friendly ways of walking around.
But this year, as demonstrations across the Middle East have actually risen the cost of oil, the concern of finding alternative sources of fuel has actually entered sharp focus.
In an area that has one of the greatest carbon footprints in the world, one business is taking benefit of the growing pressure to to oil. It's set up the Middle East's very first plan to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's proving rewarding too, currently their client-list includes McDonald's.
Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.
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23 August 2011
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Bio-diesel made from Food in Oil-rich UAE
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