[PLUG-TALK] Here’s why TSMC and Intel keep building foundries in the Arizona desert

[Rich Shepard]

On Sun, 6 Jun 2021, Galen Seitz wrote:

> Here's an interesting but brief article. I was unaware that Intel is doing
> water restoration projects.

galen,

That's really interesting as the Phoenix area has been sinking for decades.
The woody plants they're removing and replacing with native vegetation
thrive because they quickly invade and out-compete native vegetation for the
limited available water. In eastern Oregon Western Juniper has been taking
over from sage brush, manzanita, and other woody plants for more than a
century. The junipers, and crested wheat grass, are the basis for frequent,
extensive wildland fires and eliminate habitats for wildlife and livestock.
The massive drought now in its twenty-first year (the worst in 1200 years)
isn't helping matters.

Rich