Bio-diesel made from food in oil-rich UAE

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The is an area where cars and truck is king and fuel is inexpensive, frequently leaving little reward to find more environmentally-friendly methods of walking around.

But this year, as protests throughout the Middle East have actually pressed up the price of oil, the issue of finding alternative sources of fuel has actually entered sharp focus.

In an area that has one of the greatest carbon footprints worldwide, one organization is taking benefit of the growing pressure to discover alternatives to oil. It's established the Middle East's first plan to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's showing successful too, currently their client-list includes McDonald's.

Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.

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23 August 2011

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