And our big refineries are often not in remote areas either. If you look at the top 5 refineries[1] they're relatively near population centers in the hundreds

And our big refineries are often not in remote areas either. If you look at the top 5 refineries[1] they're relatively near population centers in the hundreds of thousands to millions of people (ex. Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Houston), and 4 of them are a football field away from residential neighborhoods. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum_refining_in_the_United_States#:~:text=Largest%20petroleum%20refineries https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum_refining_in_the_Unit...