The tenor of the article, though, seems to be "peak oil"-type crisis creation. There's no "Peak" anything (at least, no "peak" that should cause worry). "Peak" anything is a ludditic, anti-capitalist, sky-is-falling, scare tactic. It works pretty well when people are told that one day in the next ten years they'll go to the gas station and there suddenly, precipitously, and calamitously will be no more gas to fill their tanks. But, I'm having trouble visualizing many people getting all worked-up over "Peak Helium".
I did not get that vibe. Instead, I understand that the price of helium would skyrocket, impacting semiconductor prices the most and eliminating balloon sales.
But the fact that helium production is declining poses an opportunity for a greedy capitalist!!!