Stoddard: Gas Station Closures Driven by ‘Panic Buyers’, Not Actual Supply Shortage

Long lines at gas stations and in some cases, stations running out of gas, are not the result of an actual gasoline shortage according Dr. Earl Stoddard, Montgomery County’s Emergency Management Director. Stoddard says it’s due largely to consumer behavior – specifically panic buying – which he compared to the run on toilet paper during … Continue reading Stoddard: Gas Station Closures Driven by ‘Panic Buyers’, Not Actual Supply Shortage