What is going on with the East Alton Rotary Club? We will cover it here, along with all sorts of other interesting and off-kilter stuff that will inform, enlighten and amuse you.
Tuesday, September 04, 2012
PARTY BALLOON ALERT
A global shortage of helium has caused prices for the lighter-than-air element to spike, affecting industries like semiconductor manufacturing, medical imaging technology, and shipbuilding—not to mention children’s party balloons. The U.S. produces three quarters of the world’s helium supply, but private production has stalled over the last decade as the government sells off its massive stockpile.
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