Name: 'When, not if,' NC senator says of next pipeline shutdown
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Description: In the wake of a gas pipeline shutdown last week that prompted panic buying and widespread gas shortages, state lawmakers on Tuesday signaled a renewed push to bring more fuel pipelines into North Carolina.

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In the wake of a gas pipeline shutdown last week that prompted panic buying and widespread gas shortages, state lawmakers on Tuesday signaled a renewed push to bring more fuel pipelines into North Carolina.

<p>THERE WAS A SIMILAR LENGTH. &gt;&gt;&gt; THE DILIGENT WORK OF THOSE DRIVERS HAVE HELPED TO BRING EVEN MORE GAS STATIONS BACK INTO THE GAME. ABOUT 43% OF NORTH CAROLINA STATIONS ARE STILL LOW OR OUT OF GAS. HOWEVER, THAT IS DOWN FROM A NUMBER OF MORE THAN 70% ON FRIDAY. &gt;&gt;&gt; FUEL INDUSTRY EXPERTS TOLD STATE LAWMAKERS TODAY NORTH CAROLINA IS MORE VULNERABLE THAN MOST OTHER STATES TO PIPELINE DISRUPTIONS. THAT IS FOR BOTH GASOLINE AND NATURAL GAS. &gt;&gt; Reporter: AS THE STATE SLOWLY RECOVERS FROM THIS COLONIAL PIPELINE SHUTDOWN, LAWMAKERS ARE SIGNALING RENEWED PUSH IS TO BRING MORE PIPELINES INTO NORTH CAROLINA. THAT IS AFTER INDUSTRY EXPERTS PAINTED A GRIM PICTURE OF THE STATE'S ENERGY SUPPLY VULNERABILITY. &gt;&gt; Reporter: SENATOR JACKSON SAID LAWMAKERS DECIDED TO HOLD A HEARING AFTER SEEING HOW QUICKLY RECENT GAS SHORTAGES SHUT DOWN PART OF THE STATE. &gt;&gt; THE PIPELINE DISTRIBUTION PROBLEM COULD'VE BEEN A LOT WORSE THAN IT IS CRUCIAL TO MAKE SURE NORTH CAROLINA DOES NOT FACE A MORE CRUCIAL SUPPLY SHOCK IN THE NEAR FUTURE. COULD HAPPEN NEXT WEEK, NEXT YEAR, THE NEXT DECADE, IT IS A QUESTION OF WHEN AND NOT IF. &gt;&gt; Reporter: ENERGY INDUSTRY EXPERTS SAID IT IS NOT JUST GASOLINE THE STATE NEEDS TO WORRY ABOUT, IT IS ALSO NATURAL GAS, WHICH ALSO COMES IN THE STATE VIA ONE SINGLE PIPELINE. WHILE THE ELECTRIC GRID HAS INCREASED ITS DEFENSES AGAINST HACKERS. THE PIPELINE INDUSTRY IS MORE VULNERABLE. IF EITHER OF NORTH CAROLINA'S PIPELINES WERE DISABLED FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME, JACKSON SAID, THE ECONOMIC AND PUBLIC SAFETY FOLLOW WOULD BE HUGE. &gt;&gt; THE BOTTOM LINE IS WE SHOULD TREAT THE FALLOUT OF THE COLONIAL PIPELINE ATTACK IS A WARNING AND PREPARE ACCORDINGLY. &gt;&gt; Reporter: DAVID McCALLUM WITH THE AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE TOLD LAWMAKERS NORTH CAROLINA NEEDS MORE PIPELINES AND BACKUPS. HE SAID THE POLITICAL CLIMATE HAS MADE IT HARD TO BUILD THEM IN RECENT YEARS, MENTIONING THE CANCELED ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE AS AN EXAMPLE. &gt;&gt; ONE OUT OF EVERY FOUR RESIDENTS IN THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA CURRENTLY USE NATURAL GAS FOR HOME HEATING PURPOSES. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE STATE HAS FALLEN VICTIM TO OPPONENTS THAT IS MAKING IT HARDER TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE. &gt;&gt; Reporter: ACCORDING TO ANOTHER ONE OF THE PANELISTS TODAY, THE ENERGY SECTOR WAS THE THIRD MOST TARGETED SECTOR FOR CYBERSECURITY LAST YEAR. THAT IS COMING IN RIGHT BEHIND FINANCE AND MARKETING.</p>

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