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2024-03-04 Science & Technology

Helium discovered in Minnesota as US supplies dwindle

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Posted by Besoeker 2024-03-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [27 views ] Top

#1 I'm sure there is some endangered species - which nobody ever heard off before - that will be harmed by extraction.

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-03-04 03:55|| 2024-03-04 03:55|| Front Page Top

#2 Jan. 25, 2024, By Caroline Hopkins
On Thursday, the U.S. government sold the Federal Helium Reserve, a massive underground stockpile based in Amarillo, Texas, that supplies up to 30% of the country’s helium.
Once the deal is finalized, the buyer — which will likely be the highest bidder, the industrial gas company Messer — will claim some 425 miles of pipelines spanning Texas, Kansas and Oklahoma, plus about 1 billion cubic feet of the only element on Earth cold enough to make an MRI machine work.
Regulatory and logistical issues with the facility threaten a temporary shutdown as it passes from public to private ownership, and hospital supply chain experts worry the sale could have serious consequences for health care down the road — especially when it comes to MRIs.

Posted by Huputle Cherelet4131 2024-03-04 09:08|| 2024-03-04 09:08|| Front Page Top

#3 Well duh. That's why it's at the top of the map.

Posted by ed in texas 2024-03-04 11:47|| 2024-03-04 11:47|| Front Page Top

#4 The reason for people in the area talking funny has been found.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2024-03-04 14:21|| 2024-03-04 14:21|| Front Page Top

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