Bio-diesel made from food in oil-rich UAE
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The Middle East is a region where automobile is king and fuel is low-cost, typically leaving little incentive to find more environmentally-friendly methods of moving around.
But this year, as protests throughout the Middle East have actually risen the cost of oil, the concern of discovering alternative sources of fuel has actually entered into sharp focus.
In a region that has one of the greatest carbon footprints on the planet, 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 showing rewarding too, already their client-list consists of McDonald's.
Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.
Special report: The Technology of Business
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Business
23 August 2011
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