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 more environmentally-friendly methods of moving around.
But this year, as protests throughout the Middle East have actually risen the cost of oil, the issue of discovering alternative sources of fuel has entered into sharp focus.
In a region that has one of the highest carbon footprints on the planet, one business is taking benefit of the growing pressure to discover options to oil. It's established the Middle East's very first plan to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's proving lucrative too, already 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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