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Bio-diesel made from food in oil-rich UAE

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

But this year, as protests across the Middle East have actually risen the rate of oil, the concern of discovering alternative sources of fuel has actually entered into sharp focus.

In a region that has one of the highest 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 first plan to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's showing lucrative too, already their of McDonald's.

Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.

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23 August 2011

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