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McGruff the Crime Dog smells big crime with the sale of fake pills and other counterfeit products

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- McGruff the Crime Dog® takes direct aim at the sale of fake pills and other counterfeit products in a new public service announcement released today.

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  • WASHINGTON, Sept. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- McGruff the Crime Dog® takes direct aim at the sale of fake pills and other counterfeit products in a new public service announcement released today.
  • The ad features three assembly lines making real and fake products including sneakers, cosmetics, and fake pills.
  • At the end, the iconic crime dog is revealed, urging viewers and listeners to "think again," before buying fake products.
  • "McGruff smells big crime around the sale of dangerous and lethal fake products," said Paul DelPonte, Executive Director at the National Crime Prevention Council.

Responsible Solar: Matrix Renewables Closes a 2.1 GW, Multi-Year Framework Agreement for First Solar Technology

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Thursday, July 27, 2023
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First Solar , Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) and Matrix Renewables (“Matrix”) today announced that Matrix, the TPG Rise-backed global renewable energy platform, has entered into a framework agreement to procure approximately 2.1 gigawatts (GWDC) of advanced thin film modules.

Key Points: 
  • First Solar , Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) and Matrix Renewables (“Matrix”) today announced that Matrix, the TPG Rise-backed global renewable energy platform, has entered into a framework agreement to procure approximately 2.1 gigawatts (GWDC) of advanced thin film modules.
  • The modules, which will be delivered between 2024 and 2027, will power Matrix projects in the United States and Spain.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230727966226/en/
    First Solar and Matrix Renewables today announced a framework agreement to procure approximately 2.1 gigawatts of advanced thin film modules.
  • The modules, which will be delivered between 2024 and 2027, will power Matrix projects in the United States and Spain.

American Solar: TVA Secures First Solar Technology for Alabama Project

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023
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The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) today announced that it has secured 279 megawatts (MWDC) of advanced thin film solar panels from First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) for its planned Lawrence County Solar Project in Lawrence County, Alabama, which is expected to commence commercial operation in 2027.

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  • The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) today announced that it has secured 279 megawatts (MWDC) of advanced thin film solar panels from First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) for its planned Lawrence County Solar Project in Lawrence County, Alabama, which is expected to commence commercial operation in 2027.
  • The project reflects TVA’s growing emphasis on solar in the region, which, by 2025, is also expected to become the home of one of the largest fully vertically integrated solar manufacturing facilities in the United States, when Arizona-headquartered First Solar commissions its fourth American factory.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230725007566/en/
    The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) today announced that it has secured 279 megawatts of advanced thin film solar panels from First Solar for its planned Lawrence County Solar Project in Lawrence County, Alabama, which is expected to commence commercial operation in 2027.
  • “As America’s Solar Company, we’re pleased that our technology will power the Lawrence County Solar Project,” said Georges Antoun, chief commercial officer, First Solar.

Energix Renewables, First Solar Enter into Framework Agreement

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Sunday, July 16, 2023
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First Solar , Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) today announced that Energix Renewables has agreed to procure 51 gigawatts (GWDC) of its responsibly produced, ultra-low carbon thin film solar modules.

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  • First Solar , Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) today announced that Energix Renewables has agreed to procure 51 gigawatts (GWDC) of its responsibly produced, ultra-low carbon thin film solar modules.
  • Prior to this deal, the company has placed over 3.5 GWDC of orders for First Solar technology since 2017.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230715753063/en/
    First Solar today announced that Energix Renewables has agreed to procure 5 gigawatts (GWDC) of its responsibly produced, ultra-low carbon thin film solar modules.
  • We are pleased that Energix will power its asset portfolio with First Solar’s module technology,” said Georges Antoun, chief commercial officer, First Solar.

Capital Power Secures 1 GW Supply of Responsibly Produced, Ultra-Low Carbon First Solar Modules

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Wednesday, July 5, 2023
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EDMONTON, Alberta, July 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Solar , Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) and Capital Power Corporation (“Capital Power” or “the Company”) (TSX: CPX) announced today that Capital Power has secured its first order for approximately 1 gigawatt (GWDC) of responsibly produced, ultra-low carbon thin film solar modules.

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  • EDMONTON, Alberta, July 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Solar , Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) and Capital Power Corporation (“Capital Power” or “the Company”) (TSX: CPX) announced today that Capital Power has secured its first order for approximately 1 gigawatt (GWDC) of responsibly produced, ultra-low carbon thin film solar modules.
  • The Series 6 Plus modules, which will be delivered between 2026 and 2028, will support Capital Power’s growing development portfolio.
  • “We are excited to partner with First Solar and its responsibly produced ultra-low carbon solar technology, which supports our solar development pipeline,” said Chris Kopecky, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal, Development and Commercial Officer, Capital Power.
  • “We are pleased that Capital Power selected Responsible Solar technology to power its assets reliably, affordably and sustainably.”
    Committed to net zero by 2045, Capital Power’s balanced approach to power generation includes a focused effort on solar energy growth across North America.

Capital Power Secures 1 GW Supply of Responsibly Produced, Ultra-Low Carbon First Solar Modules

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Wednesday, July 5, 2023
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First Solar , Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) and Capital Power Corporation (“Capital Power” or “the Company”) (TSX: CPX) announced today that Capital Power has secured its first order for approximately 1 gigawatt (GWDC) of responsibly produced, ultra-low carbon thin film solar modules.

Key Points: 
  • First Solar , Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) and Capital Power Corporation (“Capital Power” or “the Company”) (TSX: CPX) announced today that Capital Power has secured its first order for approximately 1 gigawatt (GWDC) of responsibly produced, ultra-low carbon thin film solar modules.
  • The Series 6 Plus modules, which will be delivered between 2026 and 2028, will support Capital Power’s growing development portfolio.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230705120066/en/
    First Solar and Capital Power Corporation announced today that Capital Power has secured its first order for approximately 1 gigawatt (GWDC) of responsibly produced, ultra-low carbon thin film solar modules.
  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    “We are excited to partner with First Solar and its responsibly produced ultra-low carbon solar technology, which supports our solar development pipeline,” said Chris Kopecky, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal, Development and Commercial Officer, Capital Power.

States are weakening their child labor restrictions nearly 8 decades after the US government took kids out of the workforce

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Monday, June 26, 2023
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A movement to weaken American child labor protections at the state level began in 2022.

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  • A movement to weaken American child labor protections at the state level began in 2022.
  • Many conservatives and business leaders have long argued, based on a combination of ideological and economic grounds, that federal child labor rules aren’t necessary.
  • Expanding child labor can encourage kids to drop out of school and jeopardize young people’s health through injuries and work-related illnesses.

Long-brewing battle

    • U.S. law also does not treat 16- and 17-year-olds as adults.
    • The federal government deems many occupations to be too hazardous for anyone under 18.
    • Three years after President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Supreme Court unanimously upheld it in the U.S. v. Darby Lumber ruling, which toppled a related precedent.

Challenges began during the Reagan administration

    • In 1982, President Ronald Reagan sought to ease federal protections to allow 14- and 15-year-olds to work longer hours in fast-food and retail establishments and to pay young workers less than the minimum wage.
    • A coalition of Democrats, labor unions, teachers, parents and child development groups blocked the proposed changes.
    • Today, the Foundation for Government Accountability, a Florida-based think tank, is drafting state legislation to strip child labor protections, The Washington Post has reported.

Iowa and Arkansas

    • In our view, Iowa has the most radical new law designed to roll back child labor protections.
    • Teens as young as 16 can now serve alcohol in Iowa restaurants, as long as two adults are present.
    • Arkansas has scrapped those safeguards against child labor exploitation.

Federal vs. state laws

    • Doesn’t federal law preempt state laws?
    • Both federal and state laws govern the employment of minors, and all states have compulsory school attendance laws.
    • Federal laws set a floor of regulations in youth employment that cover maximum hours, minimum ages, wages and protections from hazardous jobs.
    • Having child labor laws on the books at both the federal and state levels is only half the battle.

Construction sites?

    • Some states are considering legislation that directly conflicts with federal child labor standards on hazardous occupations.
    • For example, a bill Republican Minnesota state Sen. Rich Draheim introduced would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to work in or around construction sites.
    • Strong opposition from politicians, child advocacy groups, education associations, labor unions and the public has defeated some of these efforts.
    • Georgia Republicans introduced a bill that would have eliminated work permits for minors, but they withdrew it without a vote.

Taking aim at federal rules

    • There are some national efforts to weaken – or strengthen – child labor rules as well.
    • Dusty Johnson, a South Dakota Republican, seeks to revise federal regulations to permit 14- and 15-year-olds to work until 9 p.m. on school nights and up to 24 hours per week during the school year.
    • And several Democrats have introduced measures to strengthen federal child labor restrictions, especially in agriculture.

The US has a child labor problem – recalling an embarrassing past that Americans may think they've left behind

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Saturday, June 10, 2023
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Traveling the country with his camera, Hine captured the often oppressive working conditions of thousands of children – some as young as 3 years old.

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  • Traveling the country with his camera, Hine captured the often oppressive working conditions of thousands of children – some as young as 3 years old.
  • The patina of these black-and-white photographs suggests a bygone era – an embarrassing past that many Americans might imagine they’ve left behind.

‘An investigator with a camera’

    • Hine believed that the future of the U.S. rested in its identity as an immigrant nation – a position that contrasted with escalating xenophobic fears.
    • Based on this work, the National Child Labor Committee, which advocated for child labor laws, hired Hine to document the living and working conditions of American children.
    • By the late 19th century, several states had passed laws limiting the age of child laborers and establishing maximum working hours.
    • To gain entry into factories and other facilities, Hine sometimes disguised himself as a Bible, postcard or insurance salesman.

Legislation follows

    • The camera serves as an eyewitness to a societal ill, a problem that needs a solution.
    • Although the Supreme Court later ruled it and a subsequent Child Labor Tax Law of 1919 unconstitutional, momentum for enshrining protections for child workers had been created.
    • In 1938, Congress passed the Fair Labor Standards Act, which established restrictions and protections on employing children.

The ethics of picturing child labor

    • A recent surge of unaccompanied minors, primarily from Central America, has brought new attention to America’s old problem of child labor and has threatened the very laws Hine and the National Child Labor Committee worked to enact.
    • While the content of Hine’s photographs remains pertinent to today’s child labor crisis, a key distinction between the subject of Hine’s photographs and working children today is race.
    • Contemporary reports of child labor violations offer few images to accompany their texts, graphs and statistics.
    • Photographs of child labor in foreign countries are far more common than those made in the U.S., which leaves the impression that child labor is someone else’s problem, not ours.

The Hershey Company Releases 2022 ESG Report

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023
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HERSHEY, Pa., May 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) today shared its 2022 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report, outlining progress toward its key sustainability priorities and goals.  Our Shared Goodness Promise, Hershey's global sustainability strategy, guides how the company incorporates responsible and sustainable practices into every aspect of its business to drive long-term business resilience and growth.  In 2022, Hershey reaffirmed its most material issues through its inaugural double materiality assessment and an update to the company's most salient human rights issues.  The company remains focused on improving cocoa farming communities, ensuring human rights for people across its value chain, reducing its impact on the planet and creating a stronger and more resilient workforce.

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  • HERSHEY, Pa., May 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) today shared its 2022 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report , outlining progress toward its key sustainability priorities and goals.
  • In 2022, Hershey reaffirmed its most material issues through its inaugural double materiality assessment and an update to the company's most salient human rights issues.
  • Additional cocoa highlights from 2022 include:
    Increasing sourcing visibility: In 2022, Hershey achieved 77% cocoa sourcing visibility by volume in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana and is on track to reach 100% sourcing visibility by 2025.
  • The company also invested nearly $1.5 million in high-efficiency equipment to reduce well water usage at our company headquarters in Hershey, PA.
    Hershey employees help the company realize its purpose to Make More Moments of Goodness each and every day.

Leeward Renewable Energy Announces 2-Year, 2 GW First Solar Order, Redoubling its Commitment to American Solar

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Thursday, April 27, 2023
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First Solar , Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) today announced an agreement to supply 2 gigawatts (GW)DC of advanced, responsibly produced thin film photovoltaic solar modules to Leeward Renewable Energy (“LRE”).

Key Points: 
  • First Solar , Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) today announced an agreement to supply 2 gigawatts (GW)DC of advanced, responsibly produced thin film photovoltaic solar modules to Leeward Renewable Energy (“LRE”).
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230427005740/en/
    First Solar, Inc. today announced an agreement to supply 2 gigawatts (GW)DC of advanced, responsibly produced thin film photovoltaic solar modules to Leeward Renewable Energy.
  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    This agreement builds on LRE’s existing relationship with First Solar as a major buyer and operator of the company’s solar technology.
  • “We are pleased that Leeward Renewable Energy has expanded on its commitment, not just to First Solar but to responsibly produced solar technology developed here in the United States,” said Georges Antoun, chief commercial officer, First Solar.