1 Bio-diesel made from Food in Oil-rich UAE
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The Middle East is a region where car is king and fuel is cheap, frequently leaving little reward to find more environmentally-friendly ways of moving around.

But this year, as demonstrations throughout the Middle East have risen the cost of oil, the issue of discovering alternative sources of fuel has entered sharp focus.

In a region that has among the highest carbon footprints on the planet, one organization is taking benefit of the growing pressure to discover options to oil. It's set up the Middle East's first scheme to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's showing profitable 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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