Energy development in Kazakhstan

From Eurasianet.org:

Kazakhstan Says "No Thanks" to Renewable Energy
The movers and shakers of the global oil and gas industry, currently in Astana for a trade conference, now have no reason to fear Kazakhstan might go green on them.

President Nursultan Nazarbayev�s son-in-law, Timur Kulibayev, has pointed out that he�s prioritizing short-term profit over long-term environmental concerns. Speaking at a press conference at the Kazenergy Eurasian Forum on October 2, Kulibayev announced that Kazakhstan will continue to exploit its vast hydrocarbon resources rather than develop alternative energy supplies.

Emphasis mine -- why should they spend ten times more per watt when they are sitting on a metric buttload (I just love scientific terminology) of oil. More:

This is bad news for the green brigade, of course, but not all is lost. Kulibayev, who is an influential figure in the country's energy sector, didn�t say he�d never consider renewable energy. He added that Kazakhstan would wait for the cost of alternatives like wind and solar power to become more affordable before getting too committed.

If the green brigade had real-world solutions, they would be in business without needing huge government subsidies. It is wise for Kazakhstan to wait -- not like they are running short of energy (lucky them!). More:

Some might find the announcement confusing, since the trade body Kulibayev heads -- the Kazenergy Association -- promises, on its website, that it is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and to the �realization of the Kyoto Protocol and post-Kyoto agreements.�

With its vast windswept steppe and gorges that act as natural wind tunnels, Kazakhstan has great potential to be a major producer of wind power. It also receives a lot of sunshine -- the southeast of the country gets around 300 sunny days per year. But despite Astana�s promises to be a global leader in every possible way, for now at least, it's business as usual in the world�s nineteenth largest oil producer.

Sure, they promise that they will look into it -- to explore the possibilities. It's called Public Relations -- the website is a sop to the greenies. Why should they pay 30� per kW/Hour for wind generated electricity when they can pay just 6� kW/Hr. for conventional. Solar, when you take away the government subsidies is even more expensive. Wind power is not baseline generation. For every kW/Hour of baseline that you need, you have to have the equivalent amount of conventional generation capacity running on hot standby for when the wind fails. There is no viable alternative energy. Looking at the site, we see that the Eurasia.net website is:

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The Open Society? The sociopath George Soros. Here, here, here and here. Sociopath? Here: Steve Kroft's interview of George Soros:

KROFT: My understanding is that you went out with this protector of yours who swore that you were his adopted godson.
SOROS: Yes. Yes.
KROFT: Went out, in fact, and helped in the confiscation of property from the Jews.
SOROS: Yes. That�s right. Yes.
KROFT: I mean, that sounds like an experience that would send lots of people to the psychiatric couch for many, many years. Was it difficult?
SOROS: Not, not at all. Not at all.
KROFT: No feeling of guilt?
SOROS: No.

The sooner he exits this planet the better. He is just dead wrong in his ideas and shouldn't be allowed to meddle in global politics. His dad was a royal nutcase and George is suffering from his own "Dreams of my Father" ingrained stupidity and blindness.