> Also, "middle of nowhere" as a description is a bit insulting and I don't think most people in a city would like to have oil wells next door. Some things happ

> Also, "middle of nowhere" as a description is a bit insulting and I don't think most people in a city would like to have oil wells next door. Some things happen away from the coasts. That's what oil industry PR wants you to assume. Los Angeles has over 1,800 active oil wells, one on the grounds of a public high school, one across the street from a hospital: http://www.nileguide.com/destination/blog/los-angeles/2010/06/26/urban-oil-wells-in-los-angeles/ http://www.nileguide.com/destination/blog/los-angeles/2010/0... http://www.vice.com/video/oil-of-l-a--3 http://www.vice.com/video/oil-of-l-a--3 There are thousands more in and around residential areas in Los Angeles and Orange counties. There is even fracking and waste water dumping going on in the city: http://www.cafrackfacts.org/fracking-in-california/where-is-fracking-occurring/ http://www.cafrackfacts.org/fracking-in-california/where-is-... http://baldwinhillsoilwatch.org/ http://baldwinhillsoilwatch.org/