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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFlorida declares state of emergency after pipeline shutdown
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency Tuesday evening in response to gasoline shortages caused the shutdown of a major pipeline by hackers.
The executive order signed by DeSantis activates the Florida National Guard, as needed, and directs state emergency management officials to work with federal and local officials.
The Colonial Pipeline, the biggest fuel pipeline in the U.S., delivering about 45% of what is consumed on the East Coast, was hit on Friday with a cyberattack by hackers who lock up computer systems and demand a ransom to release them. A large part of the pipeline resumed operations manually late Monday, and Colonial anticipates restarting most of its operations by the end of the week, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said.
More than 1,000 gas stations in the Southeast reported running out of fuel, primarily because of what analysts say is unwarranted panic-buying among drivers.
The executive order signed by DeSantis activates the Florida National Guard, as needed, and directs state emergency management officials to work with federal and local officials.
The Colonial Pipeline, the biggest fuel pipeline in the U.S., delivering about 45% of what is consumed on the East Coast, was hit on Friday with a cyberattack by hackers who lock up computer systems and demand a ransom to release them. A large part of the pipeline resumed operations manually late Monday, and Colonial anticipates restarting most of its operations by the end of the week, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said.
More than 1,000 gas stations in the Southeast reported running out of fuel, primarily because of what analysts say is unwarranted panic-buying among drivers.
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/article251340128.html
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Florida declares state of emergency after pipeline shutdown (Original Post)
mia
May 2021
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If ppl behaved reasonably and weren't hoarding, this wouldn't have been necessary
PortTack
May 2021
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PortTack
(32,771 posts)1. If ppl behaved reasonably and weren't hoarding, this wouldn't have been necessary
MFM008
(19,814 posts)2. trying to bring back
the good old memories of the 70s gas shortages and dont think hes not.
jimfields33
(15,808 posts)3. He was born in 1978.
I guess he could remember it while pooping his diaper.
obamanut2012
(26,079 posts)4. It is to stop price gouging, and it's worked already
Gas prices here have stabilized. He (and whomever else is the Gov) always do it a week+ before a hurricane is expected, too, to stop price gouging.