"This may be the dumbest question ever, but why can't we build anymore refineries?"
There is simply no possible way to build a new refinery to code.
We're talking serious toxic waste here...
The best solution is to refine off-shore, I nominate Haiti.
LOL........that sounds like a good idea.
That would be a good choice. Or maybe Gitmo. Technically I think we don't really own it. Maybe we could apply Cuban laws. If all else fails, I think I remember reading about somewhere in Vermont that was trying to cede from the Union.