> Okay, so the entirety of silicon valley is a toxic waste dump? Yes, notoriously so. Think about where the name Silicon Valley comes from. HP, Shockley, Fair

> Okay, so the entirety of silicon valley is a toxic waste dump? Yes, notoriously so. Think about where the name Silicon Valley comes from. HP, Shockley, Fairchild Semiconductor, Intel, AMD... Chipmakers. A lot of dangerous chemicals go into silicon chip fabrication, and a lot of them, especially in the bad old days, weren't disposed of (or contained) properly. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semiconductor_device_fabrication#Hazardous_materials https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semiconductor_device_fabricati... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_hazards_in_semiconductor_manufacturing_occupations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_hazards_in_semiconducto... http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704111704575355212354653420.html http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405274870411170457535... http://www.epa.gov/region9/cleanup/california.html http://www.epa.gov/region9/cleanup/california.html