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 low-cost, often leaving little reward to discover more environmentally-friendly ways of walking around.
But this year, as demonstrations throughout the Middle East have pressed up the rate of oil, the problem of finding alternative sources of fuel has actually entered sharp focus.
In an area that has one of the highest carbon footprints worldwide, one business is taking advantage of the growing pressure to find options to oil. It's set up the first plan to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's proving rewarding 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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