Bio-diesel made from food in oil-rich UAE
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The Middle East is an area where car is king and fuel is low-cost, typically leaving little incentive to discover more environmentally-friendly ways of walking around.
But this year, as protests throughout the Middle East have actually risen the price of oil, the issue of finding alternative sources of fuel has actually entered into sharp focus.
In an area that has among the highest carbon footprints in the world, one business is taking advantage of the growing pressure to find alternatives to oil. It's established the Middle East's very first scheme to oil into biodiesel. It's proving successful 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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