Bio-diesel made from food in oil-rich UAE

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The Middle East is an area where automobile is king and fuel is cheap, frequently leaving little incentive to find more environmentally-friendly methods of moving.

But this year, as protests throughout the Middle East have actually risen the cost of oil, the problem of finding alternative sources of fuel has actually entered sharp focus.

In a region that has among the greatest carbon footprints in the world, one organization is making the most of the growing pressure to discover options to oil. It’s established the Middle East’s very first plan to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It’s showing 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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