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There is no bad time to plant a tree. Or grow your own food. Young growing trees consume much more CO2 that 1000 year old redwoods.
As far as chip foundries, I cannot imagine a more silly statement. These companies in the graveyard were ruined by management and lack of innovation. The greatest threat to our semiconductor industry is China. They want to invade and destroy Taiwan. They continue to steal free counties tech. They are the greatest extortionists to the third world ever seen.
Apple. Wake up.