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 inexpensive, typically leaving little incentive to more environmentally-friendly ways of walking around.
But this year, as protests across the Middle East have actually risen the price of oil, the problem of discovering alternative sources of fuel has actually entered into sharp focus.
In a region that has among the greatest carbon footprints on the planet, one business is making the most of the growing pressure to discover alternatives to oil. It's set up the Middle East's very first scheme to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's showing profitable 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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