Why is this looming diesel shortage a VERY BIG DEAL? Let me count the ways.
Trains run on diesel. Trains move a significant amount of product around the country. If the trains can’t run because of shortages, or possibly won’t later this month if the railroads DO strike, I shudder to think what will happen.
Oh, but let’s just transport everything via trucks! Except that semi trucks run on…you guessed it… DIESEL. Want your grocery stores supplied in a consistent manner, or your mail to arrive on time? Those semis need diesel fuel in order to make deliveries.
Want wheat for bread, corn for cornmeal and other by products? It’s harvest season right now. A significant amount of farm equipment ALSO runs on diesel fuel. No diesel, no crops harvested. Having grown up on a ranch, I can tell you that a significant amount of ranch/farm operations would come to a screeching halt if there’s no fuel available.
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