Sensiblekitty

I’m working to gather various news sources around the gas crunch in Asheville. I wish I knew more about what happened and what is happening. One thing is for sure – Asheville isn’t alone in its gas situation as it seems that most of the South East is now seeing a shortage of fuel supplies.

I was really surprised when I read this on WBIR TV, Knoxville’s news station. Knoxville citizens seem very upset about Pilot sending gas to Asheville. Also, I dont understand why it says that Pilot sent us the fuel so our schools can stay open. AB Tech closed this week and the Asheville school system clearly stated it had a few days of fuel left. So – whats the real deal behind that?

Also, as someone from East Tennessee, I’m a little upset to hear so much of an uproar against sending fuel to Asheville. From what I’ve read, it looks like most citizens are actually upset with Pilot because of a shortage they went through a couple weeks ago and now Pilot suddenly has reserve gas to send to another state. Let me just say – we do need fuel here in WNC and I know a lot of people are incredibly grateful for any help that we receive. Side note : my household hasn’t gotten gas in over a week.

The Christian Science Monitor has a great article about the gas situation in the South East. I still am baffled at our own country’s lack of coverage on the problem. In a world of 24 hour news cycles – why isn’t this getting more coverage?

Here’s the mainstream media coverage I’ve discovered so far :

CNN : Gas shortage leads to fights, threatens college football in South (Looks like threatening football games is what it takes to make the national news.)

FOX Carolina: Gas shortage continues 2 weeks after Ike

If you know of any other articles, leave a comment. I’m terribly interested in the lack of national attention on such a widespread and dire problem.

UPDATE: Best news article I’ve seen so far, with emphasis on the kind of worries that I’ve been having about a nationwide gas shortage.

CNN MONEY : More Gas Shortages on the Way