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Renewing What’s Possible

RE+ brings the modern energy industry together to foster a cleaner future. 2024 marked its 20th year as the largest and most comprehensive event in North America for the clean energy industry. What began as Solar Power International (SPI) has evolved into RE+, uniting an extensive alliance of renewable energy leaders for multiple days of programming and networking opportunities. Today, RE+ incorporates business opportunities and education content across the clean energy industry including solar, energy storage, hydrogen, microgrids, EV charging and infrastructure, and wind energy.

Developed by the nation’s leading clean energy organizations, the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), RE+ reflects an ongoing entrepreneurial approach to renewing best practices across the clean energy landscape as the marketplace evolves. Unlike other industry events, all proceeds from RE+ events support the expansion of the energy industry through SEIA and SEPA’s year-round research and education activities, and extensive advocacy and advisory efforts. Our primary mission is to deliver on the missions of both SEIA and SEPA in a way that strengthens the industry domestically and globally, through networking and education, and by creating an energetic and engaging marketplace to connect buyers and suppliers.

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To register for this event please visit the following URL: https://www.re-plus.com/ →

 

Date And Time

09-08-25 to
09-11-25
 

Event Types

Conference
 

Event Category

Energy

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Behind Closed Doors: Putin, Power & The Private Empire

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Behind the Curtain: Putin, Power & The Private Empire

A bold new book rips the veil off Vladimir Putin’s secret life — exposing the mafia ties, personal betrayals, and power plays that shaped modern Russia.

Courtesy: Organized Crime and  Corruption and Reporting Project

The Tsar In Propria Persona by Roman Badanin & Mikhail Rubin pulls no punches.

Why it matters

Russia’s president has crafted an image of tradition, discipline, and moral superiority. But behind that curated façade is a reality of strip clubs, criminal mentors, marital collapse, and oligarchic favoritism — a parallel system that helps explain the logic behind modern authoritarian rule.

“Putin’s private life is many times more important than his public life.”
— Roman Badanin

Key revelations

  • Mob mentorship: Putin’s early mentor was violent gang figure Leonid Usvyatsov — possibly instrumental in his law school admission.
  • Marital breakdown: His marriage collapsed under “constant humiliation,” lavish living, and affairs housed in state-owned apartments.
  • Strip club diplomacy: Putin held meetings at Luna, a St. Petersburg strip club protected by a mob boss — his signed photo still hangs there.
  • State-sponsored scandal: Putin helped orchestrate a “honeytrap” against the General Prosecutor to secure the Kremlin’s loyalty.

Big takeaway

Behind the nationalism and war rhetoric lies a man of wealth, revenge, and relationships — not values.

“Oblivion is Putin’s main ally… The bad guys are erasing our memory of them.”
— Roman Badanin

Systemic decay

  • Courts and archives sealed
  • ️ Media crushed
  • Truth-tellers exiled

“This book cost us our homeland.”
— Badanin, now in exile with Rubin in the U.S.

The deeper system

  • Kremlin-controlled media
  • ✝️ Orthodox Church as political tool
  • Family & friends profiting from Putin’s power

This book joins the canon of Putin’s Kleptocracy and Putin’s People — offering a uniquely personal lens into authoritarian power.

Bottom line

The real Putin isn’t the one behind the podium. He’s the one behind closed doors — where power is personal, history is rewritten, and no one is safe.

Available now in Russian.
Translations pending.
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Uncovering Brazil’s Devastation Law Project

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A national rollback with global consequences

The Big Picture: Brazil is on the brink of enacting PL 2159/2021, a sweeping environmental rollback known by civil society as the Devastation Law Project — a move that risks accelerating deforestation, gutting oversight, and violating Indigenous rights.

“This isn’t just bad for Brazil — it’s a global threat.”

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The Amazon and other Brazilian biomes play a critical role in climate stability, biodiversity protection, and carbon absorption. Weakening Brazil’s environmental licensing system will:

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  • Violate Indigenous peoples’ rights and global climate treaties
  • Undermine EU-Brazil trade negotiations, especially the EU-Mercosur deal

What’s in the bill (PL 2159/2021)

If passed, the law would:

  • ✅ Allow self-licensing of polluting activities via online forms
  • ❌ Remove requirements for environmental impact assessments
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“This bill legalizes deforestation and fragments national environmental protection.”
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What this means for the world

For Brazil:
Undermines national climate targets, weakens biodiversity safeguards, and threatens Indigenous and Quilombola communities.

For the EU:
Contradicts core values of human rights and environmental protection — and could derail the EU-Mercosur agreement.

“This law is incompatible with EU environmental and human rights standards.”
— Members of European Parliament

️ How we got here

Brazil’s current government, under pressure from agribusiness and extractive sectors, has prioritized deregulation over protection — enabling this law to pass the Senate in May 2025. A vote in the Chamber of Deputies is expected soon.

“Environmental governance has been dismantled. What remains now is resistance — and international solidarity.”
— Brazilian civil society leaders

What the experts say

“The bill poses serious and irreversible risks to human rights, climate stability, biodiversity, and Indigenous sovereignty.”
— EU Special Rapporteurs

What must happen next

EU leaders are being urged to:

  • ❌ Denounce the law publicly
  • ✅ Condition trade agreements on environmental protections
  • Delay ratification of EU-Mercosur until this law is defeated
  • Stand in solidarity with Indigenous and environmental defenders

Bottom line:

PL 2159/2021 isn’t just a law — it’s a climate test for Brazil, the EU, and the planet.

  • It will set the tone ahead of COP30 in Belém.
  • It will reveal whether global leaders walk the talk on environmental justice.

Environmental protection is not a local issue. It’s a global pact.

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Behind the Scam: How Fraud Rings Steal Millions

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Modern scammers aren’t lone wolves — they’re global operations backed by shell companies, software, and social media ads.

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A new investigation by OCCRP reveals the architecture behind two major international scams — and the businesses powering them.

Why it matters

Fraud is no longer just a crime — it’s an industry.
Scammers rely on marketing pros, tech platforms, shell firms, and unregulated payment systems to siphon billions from victims around the world — and often go unpunished.

️ The Scam Blueprint

Fraud follows a 3-step pipeline — each powered by a network of legitimate-looking service providers:

1. Catching Victims

Scammers use slick digital marketing to lure victims:

  • Affiliate marketers create fake ads with phony celebrity endorsements.
  • Ad platforms like Meta, Google, and Taboola profit by running the ads.
  • Goal: Capture personal info from “leads” — then sell them to call centers.

Notable marketers involved:
MGA Team, Sierra Media, Oray Ads, CRYP

2. Running the Scam

Once leads are in, call centers act fast:

  • CRM software tracks every interaction and deposit.
  • VoIP tools spoof international numbers.
  • Admin firms hide the true operators.

Tech & Services Used:
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3. Getting the Money

Scammers guide victims through transferring funds:

  • Payment service providers use fake documents and shell firms to move funds.
  • Shell companies obscure the final destination of money.

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Payment networks: Bankio, Britain Local
Shell firms: Selterico SL, Greencode, Purplesun

The Takeaway

This isn’t petty crime — it’s infrastructure-enabled fraud.

“Billions are stolen through an industrialized pipeline of deception,” OCCRP reports.

Each piece — the ad, the call, the fake platform, the fake company — builds the illusion.
⚠️ And the same systems that enable startups and remote work also power global crime rings.

️ What’s next?

Governments are behind the curve.
Enforcement lags while scams scale up.
Without accountability for tech platforms and tighter oversight on shell firms, these scams won’t stop — they’ll grow smarter.

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