This article seems to imply that trees are scarce.

The amount of standing timber in the US has been roughly stable at 750 million acres (3M km^2)for the last 100 years. The amount of timber in the South is increasing due to tree farming and increasing in the Northeast from conversion of 19th Century farmland back into forest.

The US has been increasing forests over the past 30 years. Being an ex upstater, Farms having been going back to fully wooded for decades. Considering how many people in upstate NY need work, I applaud new developement even if it isn't as "green" as you might like. If there is one thing that upstate NY has, it is trees. Lots of trees.

BTW: NY state is more than NY City...

My apologies, I meant to write 10 miles, which does equal 16 KM's...my apologies.

While I'm glad to hear it's being built in the US (for a change). I cant help but think there are a large amount of empty factories in Detroit (and a few more soon) that could have been recycled and saved a gigalot of infrastructure development and all the resources that got wasted. Not to mention,,, ah does anyone really think anymore,, sigh.

Correct about overwhelming number of roundabouts in Malta. Big joke around here. I am convinced that someone gets kickbacks for every roundabout as state DOT (dept. of transport) seems to want to put them in everywhere.

Luther Forest used to be rocket and artillery test site during and after WW2. Still being environmentally remediated, i.e., still looking for unexploded ordnance. Much fun for everyone.

Rumor has it there is big tunnel between site and Watervliet Arsenal for transporting "stuff" to site for testing. Arsenal is where U.S. Army still manufactures big artillery barrels, been doing so since before Gentleman Johnny marched down from Canada and got whipped near Saratoga.

15 miles = 24.14016 kilometers

I live in Malta and there are other inaccuracies in your article. The land used to be a tree farm mostly. The project also lies between the Towns of Stillwater and Malta. Saratoga Springs is 15 miles (16 KM for you metric blokes across the pond).

Saratoga, as you British all should know, was where your General John Burgoyne lost the revolutionary war for the British, as his troops were handily defeated by American colonials. Still sore about losing the revolutionary war....tsk tsk tsk

I live in Malta and you are a little misinformed. Malta is Roundabout happy. They have already built 5 roundabouts on a number of major roads feeding the site and they are in process of building at least 4 more. The number of roundabouts in Malta is a running joke for everyone who lives in the area.

Factories require large open spaces to build their facilities and fabs require a large amount of water to operate. So if there are trees in the way, yes they have to be taken out, get over it, it's not like they're cutting down the Amazon. Nothing in the article proves that the GF fab is any more environmentally unfriendly then any other fab.