Category Archives: Helium Cliff

Helium Reserve Faces Shutdown

When Congress returns to Washington next month, it will have just weeks to prevent a shortage of helium that could deal a blow to a range of industries. Unless Congress acts to wind it down more gradually, the Federal Helium … Continue reading

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Tech Lobbies for Congress to Gain Ground on Helium

The semiconductor industry and other tech companies are lobbying Congress to take quick action to reauthorize one of the nation’s vital but little-known natural resource stockpiles: the helium reserve. Congress has just a dozen legislative days before the reserve gets … Continue reading

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The Global Helium Crisis Is About To Get A Lot Worse

It may be the second-most abundant element in the universe, but here on Earth, helium has been running in short supply. And the crisis is about to get a whole lot worse, if Congress doesn’t act soon to avoid a … Continue reading

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Will Congress push Nation off Helium Cliff?

Helium is the second-most-abundant substance in the universe. So it reflects a certain perverse genius on the part of the U.S. Congress that it has managed to blunder us into a looming helium shortage. Read more

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Don’t Take Helium Shortage Lightly

You know about the fiscal cliff, but have you heard of the helium cliff? On Oct. 7, the government’s Federal Helium Reserve, which contains one-third of the world’s helium supply, will no longer be allowed to sell helium to private … Continue reading

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