Sounds a little like a panicky overreaction to me, unless Perdue has some kind of information that hasn't hit the wires yet.
Agreed. Is this supposedly due to Rita?
They gave a huge figure in gallons of gas the State could save by not using the buses. Sounds like a conservation effort in case the refineries go down.
The American Petroleum Institute reported today that some 5 million barrels per day of refined gasoline production would be offline today/tomorrow for Rita's landing...out of the 17 million barrels per day of gasoline that the U.S. typically consumes.
API urged all consumers to temporarily conserve fuel usage.
If you recall, when Kritina came through it resulted in widespread gas shortages in Atlanta and $6 a gallon gas because they were supplied out of the area affected by Katrina. Ive heard this week on CNBC business news programming that more shortages are expected in the southern US up to near Washington, DC. Jeb Bush came out with warning yesterday that gas shortages should be expected in Florida.
So if this keeps the buses off the highway and all the parents that take their kids to and from school, it should save a lot of energy and allow the gas companies to get additional fuel to the affected areas.
It's true, the schools where I live are closed Monday & Tuesday as well as all extra-curricular activites. It's all about gasoline/diesel.
Of course its panicky. It's C-Y-A time!
That shows us just how worthless your average state government and public schools are to begin with. Gotta save money on gas! Right.