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“After years of warnings about rising worldwide demand, Congress remembered that a 1996 law demanded the shutdown of the Federal Helium Reserve–a vast underground lake of gas that stretches from Texas to Kansas–just as soon as it paid off the cost of its creation. That will happen at the end of this fiscal year, October 1. If nothing changes, the rest of the 10 billion cubic feet would have to stay underground, cutting off 40 percent of U.S. consumption, while the cost goes through the roof.”
Date posted: 2013/08/08 08:08:05
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Original link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/08/02/hang-on-to-your-balloons-the-helium-cliff-is-nigh/
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