Akhbaralarab

EmilioTrujillo

25/3/15

SaudiArabiasDesperateNeedForWater

Ifwestartedtorecyclethiswastewaterit
willhaveanincredibleimpactonthewater

situationofourKingdom.Ifwestartedto
by: Emilio Trujillo
usesolarpowertopowerourdesalination
Th
eKingdomofSaudiArabiaisalmost
plantsitwouldcutdownonthe300,000
entirelydesert,soweareexpectedtohave barrelsofoilusedperdaytopowerthe
2
desalinationplants
.
awatercrisis.TheKingdomofSaudi
Arabiahasalmostnowaterresourcesand
foralongtimewereliedongroundwater

supplieswhicharenonrenewable.Once
thegovernmentnoticedthatthewater
sourcesweredepletingtheyhadtothinkof
something.Thiscausedustolookat
desalination,wherewetakewaterfromthe
ocean,getthesaltoutandpurifyit.
Howeverthisusespowerandelectricityso
weturnedtoouroilsuppliestopower

thesedesalinationplants.
Agricultureusesabout8590percentofour
Kingdomswatersupply,almost8085
1
percentofthatcomesfromaquifers
.You
shouldkeepinmindthatthesewater
sourcesarenotonlynonrenewablebut
verylimited,oncetheyaregonetheyare
gone.OurKingdomalsostartedtouse
theseaquifersinadesperateattemptto
startgrowingourownwheat.Howeverin
2008ourgovernmentabandonedthisplan
seeingthatthereservoirswerebeing
depletedourbeinginfusedwithsaltwater
1
.Thismeansthatby2016allofourwheat
willbeimported,ifnotsooner,thisisgoing
1
tocostusalot
.

SaudiArabiaStuckInItsOldWays

by: Emilio Trujillo

TheK
ingdomofSaudiArabiaisagainst
theideaofreligiousfreedom,theyhave
1
basedtheircountryonWahhabism
,not
onlythisbutitistheonlyofficialreligionof
1
SaudiArabia
.Thishasaffectedthelaws
setbythegovernmentandtheyevenhave
areligiouspoliceforce.Theyalsodonot
supporttheideaofwomenrights,women
cannotroamfreelywithoutreceiving
2
permissionandtheycannotdrive
.They
Ourgovernmenthasdecidedtoturnto
havealsobannedthemixingofsexesat
2
desalinationinordertofixthisissue.The
mallsorrestaurants
.Theyarestillusing
KingdomofSaudiArabiahasabout25
lawsofaextremelystrictreligion,using
percentoftheworldsdesalinationcapacity oldlawsinamodernworld.
1
,asyoucanseewearetrulyinacrisis.
Thereisacaseofthismanwhofilmed
OurKingdomhasreliedondesalinationso himselftearingupaKoranandhittingit
muchthatabout70percentofourdrinking withashoe.Hispenaltywasadeath
1
waterisfromdesalinationalone
.However sentenceinanofficialcourtofSaudi
thisdoesnotcompletelysolveourwater
3
Arabia
.Thisisastandarddeathpenalty
crisis,howdoyouthinkwepowerthese
forapostasyintheMuslimworld,thoughit
plants?Withourownoil,directoilburning isararelycarriedout,theyarealso
forelectricitygenerationhasmorethan
allowingtoavoidthepenaltybyrepenting
1
doubledinournation
.Sosimplelogic
3
.Stilltheselawsarewayoutof
showsusthatifwekeepburningthrough
proportion,peoplehavetherighttofollow
ouroilwewillhavelesstoexport,this
thereligionoftheirchoiceandrenounce
meanslessmoney.
whenevertheywant.ThelawsofSaudi

Anothercasewasoneofablogger/free
speechactivistthatwasassigned
onethousandlashesforspeakingupfor
hisfreedom.Asyoucanclearlyseethat
thispunishmentwouldnotbeseeninany
moderndaycourtoflaworcountryforthat
matter.ThisjustgoestoshowhowThe
KingdomofSaudiArabiaisstillusingold
lawsandextremelyreligiousbased.Saudi
Arabianeedstomodernizeandstart
havingjustlawsthatarenotcompletely
onesidedtoonebelief.

Nowsomepeoplemaysaythatitis
becausetheywanttokeeptheirold
culture,butitisallaboutwhatthepeoples
freedomandrights.Theyarebeing
extremelyrestrictedanditisunjustforthe
peopleofSaudiArabia.Thewaythey
wouldfixthisisbydroppingtheirreligious
basedlawsandhavenewlawsbasedon
humanrightsandfreedom.

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Oped
1.

Currentlyourgovernmentislookingat
Arabiastillneedtobemodernizedandso
optionsforconservingwaterandfor
doestheculture,peoplearebeingtreated
poweringdesalinationplants.Theyplanto unfairlyandunjustly.
starttorecyclingwaterandusingsolar

powertopowerthedesalinationplants.Up
to800,000cubicmetersofwaterwateris
dischargedintotheRedSeaeveryday
2
fromthecityofJeddahalone
.

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