[SustainableTompkins] Peak Everything..... helium may be first

[Thomas Shelley]

Dear Friends--Most of us are aware of the notion of Peak Oil, but as 
several writers in the field have pointed out, all non-renewable resources 
will each have their own peak.  One of the first to peak is helium.  We are 
probably well past the peak and the consequences is potentially disastrous 
to certain niche industries, from pure research to the space shuttle.  This 
will certainly have a local impact as lots of liquid helium is used in 
mission critical devices at Cornell and, perhaps, to a lesser extent at IC 
and a few local businesses.  For more information see the URL 
below.  Please excuse any cross postings.  Have a happy and healthy new 
year preparing for the Energy Decent.  Tom

http://news-info.wustl.edu/tips/page/normal/10754.html

Tom Shelley
118 E. Court St.
Ithaca, NY 14850
607 342-0864
tjs1 at cornell.edu
http://www.myspace.com/99319958
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"Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present 
without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own 
needs."

The World Commission on Environment and Development,
Gro Harlem Brundtland
Our Common Future, Oxford University Press, 1987

MY NOTE:  Sustainable development does not mean "sustainable growth" as 
growth per se is not sustainable.  And the term "sustainable" has to mean 
"for a very long time" (A. Bartlett).