Bio-diesel made from food in oil-rich UAE
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The Middle East is a region where cars and truck is king and fuel is cheap, often leaving little incentive to find more environmentally-friendly ways of walking around.
But this year, as protests throughout the Middle East have pressed up the price of oil, the problem of finding alternative sources of fuel has actually entered into sharp focus.
In a region that has among the highest carbon footprints in the world, one organization is taking advantage of the growing pressure to discover options to oil. It's set up the Middle East's very first scheme to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's proving lucrative too, already their client-list consists of 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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