God made the world and the Dutch made the Netherlands

"God made the world and the Dutch made the Netherlands," goes the Dutch saying. The people of the Netherlands have a long history of engineering the land to meet their needs. Now with the land prices skyrocketing due to population boom and demand for their agricultural specialties, the Dutch are debating whether an island like the palm island built off of Dubai would make a nice addition to maps of the northern European coastline. Will it work? Is it the right thing to do? And what does a tulip island and cannabis have to do with each other? Find out answers to these questions and more, plus link the video, over the fold.... click here to continue reading