UAE miracle: oil into water? - Khaleej Times

Story received via email from The Eclectic Econoclast who enclosed this thought: "What happens to the oil revenues? The revenues are used for water."

Having spent my meagre Spring Break in Liwa I can attest that there is an awe full amount landscape watering going down from Sharjah to Dubai to Abu Dhabi to Hameem to Liwa. The massive and color full dunes in Liwa are spectacular. A few have been turned green by enterprising humans.