Solar Slave Labor?!

Welcome back to #SolarNews! Bright Solar Power California is bringing you all the latest solar news and other stories from around the renewable energy world.

This week in #SolarNews, Michael Cantellano speaking to us about a bill created to harm solar families (Assembly Bill 1139) and allegations of forced labor in the solar industry! These are important subjects, and we want to give you the facts.

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