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, often leaving little reward to discover more environmentally-friendly methods of moving around.
But this year, as demonstrations throughout the Middle East have actually risen the rate of oil, the problem of discovering alternative sources of fuel has entered sharp focus.
In an area that has among the greatest carbon footprints on the planet, one service is taking advantage of the growing pressure to find 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, 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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