The Colonial Pipeline spill has caused 6 states (Tennessee, Virginia, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, and North Carolina) to declare a state of emergency. Gasoline (petrol) prices on the east coast are likely to spike. Yet, most puzzling is how this vast emergency and its likely effect on cost of living has gone unnoticed by mainstream media outlets. The pipeline is owned by Koch Industries: is this why the media is silent?
[Are there any Soylentils in the affected area who can corroborate this story? Have you heard of the spill, seen long gas lines, or any price gouging? -Ed.]
(Score: 2) by jmorris on Monday September 19 2016, @05:54PM
Yup. Wanna know the secret that is keeping the small local papers going despite the fact you look at them and can't figure out why anyone sane would buy a copy? Two reasons, both government related:
1. Legal notices. The government is required to pay to publish them in the local 'paper of record' even though they could put them on their local webpage and reach more people now. State laws still require they pay the paper. Guess why?
2. My State, and probably your State too, have laws forbidding the schools from putting 'personally identifying' information on their webpage, including photos of students, most especially the players on the local sports teams. Guess who isn't limited? Guess who actually writes most of the copy though.... cozy. And very profitable.