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 low-cost, frequently leaving little incentive to discover more environmentally-friendly ways of moving around.
But this year, as protests across the Middle East have up the cost of oil, the concern of discovering alternative sources of fuel has actually come into sharp focus.
In an area that has among the greatest carbon footprints on the planet, one business is taking advantage of the growing pressure to find options to oil. It's set up the Middle East's 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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