It uses as much electricity as an entire city. And every time the toilet is flushed they've got to pump water half a mile into the sky," Jim Krane, author of "City of Gold: Dubai and the Dream of Capitalism".
Monday, November 30, 2009
Shifting sands for Dubai's property dream
"In 2008, it was announced that the new Palazzo Versace hotel in Dubai would have a beach which featured refrigerated sand. At the moment the only people getting cold feet are the people looking to invest in Dubai. And while that situation continues, many of Dubai's construction projects will remain on ice."
It uses as much electricity as an entire city. And every time the toilet is flushed they've got to pump water half a mile into the sky," Jim Krane, author of "City of Gold: Dubai and the Dream of Capitalism".
It uses as much electricity as an entire city. And every time the toilet is flushed they've got to pump water half a mile into the sky," Jim Krane, author of "City of Gold: Dubai and the Dream of Capitalism".
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