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chessie

12/21/2023 11:05AM

Helium near BWCAW

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Canoearoo

12/21/2023 12:01PM

Well, that is interesting! Helium extraction traditionally does not cause pollution and there is a shortage in the world. Maybe make some jobs? I'm sure there will be environmental studies done on the pollution risk. I'll hold my opinion until more data comes in.

Life jackets float, you don't!

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chessie

12/21/2023 03:05PM

I'm going to read up on it more; I do know there are concerns re habitat destruction and release of greenhouse gases.

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Ahahn366

12/23/2023 06:24AM

Who would have thunk, I saw the headline and thought someone had a plan to ease portage weights.

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bobbernumber3

12/23/2023 07:02AM

Once that helium is extracted, I suppose the inflated ground will subside and create a large depression... which will fill in with water and create a new lake?

NTL

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24kGold

12/23/2023 11:46AM

Ahahn366: "Who would have thunk, I saw the headline and thought someone had a plan to ease portage weights."

That's actually a great idea. And one not to take too lightly.

Terry

"If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy." Red Green

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tumblehome

12/23/2023 11:56AM

24kGold: "
Ahahn366: "Who would have thunk, I saw the headline and thought someone had a plan to ease portage weights."

That's actually a great idea. And one not to take too lightly.

Terry"

It is indeed a weighty subject.

Tom

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nctry

12/23/2023 07:30PM

Helium? I thought it was just hot air…

Nctry

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moosedoggie

12/28/2023 05:29PM

I don't know enough to make an intelligent comment about this but I have two questions.

What potential problems?

What economic benefits?

Can anybody enlighten me?

If you're gonna be dumb, you've gotta be tough.

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pswith5

01/06/2024 12:49PM

I don't know anything about the volume of helium there. But, I can attest to the cost of helium skyrocketing .

Without the bad times, the good times wouldn't seem so good.

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Jakthund

01/06/2024 01:42PM

Helium is not a greenhouse gas.
It is pretty important in semiconductor production along with the balloons and such.

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LindenTree

01/06/2024 04:44PM

"For a "Laugh" read some of the posts in a voice that sounds like someone took a big breath of Helium.

Like this one.
"That's actually a great idea. And one not to take too lightly."

May the rivers be crooked and winding, and your portages lonesome, leading to the most amazing view.

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nctry

01/06/2024 05:38PM

LindenTree: ""For a "Laugh" read some of the posts in a voice that sounds like someone took a big breath of Helium.

Like this one:
"That's actually a great idea. And one not to take too lightly." "

Hahahaha

With helium… Hehehe

Nctry

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arctic

01/06/2024 09:54PM

bobbernumber3: "Once that helium is extracted, I suppose the inflated ground will subside and create a large depression... which will fill in with water and create a new lake?

NTL"

Nah, Solid bedrock up there. Deposit is like 2000 feet deep.

Looks like extracting helium will be pretty low impact. Probably the bigger problem will be trying to prevent the CO2 and methane that make up nearly 90 percent of the gas deposit from being released into the atmosphere.

“Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.” -Edward Abbey

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Ahahn366