Bio-diesel made from food in oil-rich UAE
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The Middle East is an area where vehicle is king and fuel is cheap, frequently leaving little incentive to find more environmentally-friendly methods of moving around.
But this year, as protests throughout the Middle East have actually pressed up the price of oil, the issue of discovering alternative sources of fuel has entered into sharp focus.
In an area that has among the highest carbon footprints in the world, one is taking benefit of the growing pressure to find alternatives to oil. It's established the Middle East's very first scheme to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's proving lucrative too, already their client-list contains 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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