Desert sun articles

  • A visit to the "Silicon Desert"

    Phoenix has been in the semiconductor business for a while now, but the Biden administration is taking it to another level by sending a major infusion of cash to tech companies in the desert city to expand chip-making capabilities. In this episode, “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal visits Phoenix with Washington Post columnist Heather Long. They dig into the challenges of rebuilding the country’s semiconductor industry.

  • Where do the Phoenix Suns go from here?

    After getting swept in the first round of the NBA playoffs, the Suns have a wide assortment of questions to answer during the offseason.

  • Sun’s out, lights out

    California environmentalists have discovered that when it comes to renewable energy, you can have too much of a good thing. Thanks to heavily subsidized solar panel installation, the state now has too much power, sending electricity prices negative, but only during the daytime. At night, Californians are out of luck. As spring arrives and summer […]