Biden Official Begs Drivers Not to ‘Hoard’ Gas as Pipeline Hack Causes Shortages

New York Post

President Biden’s top energy official on Tuesday pleaded with people not to “hoard” gas as a ransomware attack against the Colonial Pipeline causes fuel shortages.

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said drivers should be patient amid what she called a “supply crunch” caused by the pipeline being shut down over the weekend.

“Let me emphasize that much as there was no cause for, say, hoarding toilet paper at the beginning of the pandemic, there should be no cause for hoarding gasoline, especially in light of the fact that the pipeline should be substantially operational by the end of this week,” Granholm said at a White House press briefing.

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