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P23 Labs believes in giving back. Besides the 23 Days of Giving campaign, the company holds monthly giving events on the 23rd of each month. At least 3% of P23 Labs' profits are given annually to the planet, community, and health equity.
P23 Labs makes a difference in the lives of thousands of Americans who have the goal of keeping themselves and their loved ones safe. In this vision, P23 Labs is a household name and the healthcare laboratory of choice when it comes to taking charge of health. A recently launched P23 Health brand helps to achieve long-lasting well-being results, assuming, that healthcare is self-care. Besides, for underserved communities and those in need, P23 holds its monthly #BeGiving contributions in line with the company mission. It all makes P23 Labs acknowledged not only for its science-backed health and wellness solutions but also for being a mission-driven community player with meaningful values.
"Our 23 Days of Giving is such a special time in our company, full of ways that we give back to our community, and spread holiday cheer. I love the feeling of making a difference in the lives of others, and P23 team embraces it and participates with open hearts and warm smiles. I can't wait to see the good that we accomplish," Dr. Tiffany Montgomery, Founder and CEO of P23 Labs. "We would like to give a special thank you to Laddia Whittier for demonstrating our core value of BE GIVING by sending a donation for our giveback efforts and continuously supporting and valuing P23."
P23 Labs encourages more participants to support the initiative and is open for cooperation with parties with shared values.
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Original Source: 23 Days of Giving With Charitable Events Starting Dec. 1, 2022 Are Announced by P23 Labs, Renowned Molecular Laboratory
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Facebook Marketplace, Zelle Scams Are Fastest-Growing Scams in 2022
NEW YORK - November 23, 2022 - (Newswire.com)
Received a text or call this year claiming there was a problem with an Amazon order? Or how about claims of fraudulent activity on an online account? Scammers have taken on new tactics and strategies to target consumers this year, and while business imposter scams remain the No.1 phone or text scam in America, other scams have quickly entered the scene, according to the latest analysis from BeenVerified.
"Scams that show fast growth are worth our attention, as they often become scams that dominate in years to come," said Robert Lowry, the vice president of security at BeenVerified.
A multitude of new and old scam angles were reported, among them ones targeting peer-to-peer payment services and other platforms connecting users directly to one another. The fastest-growing scam types in 2022 were Facebook Marketplace (up 184.8% from 2021) and P-2-P cash transfer apps Zelle (86%) and PayPal (31.8%), as well as crypto and romance scammers that use the popular phone and text message app WhatsApp (32.1%) to target their victims.
BeenVerified examined tens of thousands of scam calls and text complaints over the course of the year. The analysis found that overall business imposter scams are the number one type of scam by volume (15.1%), followed by romance scams (14.3%), which showed an increase of 10% since 2021.
Fastest-growing scams in 2022
| Rank | Type of Scam | Percentage change 2021-2022 |
| 1 | Facebook Marketplace | 184.8% |
| 2 | Zelle | 86.0% |
| 2 | Tax/IRS | 55.4% |
| 4 | 32.1% | |
| 5 | Paypal | 31.8% |
As we head into the busy holiday shopping season, BeenVerified warns consumers to be careful of business imposter scams, which comprised 15.1% of all scam messages this year. Scammers impersonate legitimate businesses like Amazon, Apple and other name-brand companies to appear reputable to their target, only to then steal their personal or financial information.
Top scam messages in 2022
| Rank | Type of Scam | % of Comments |
| 1 | Business Imposter | 15.1% |
| 2 | Romance | 14.3% |
| 2 | Bank/Credit Card | 10.3% |
| 4 | Debt/Loan | 6.6% |
| 5 | Free Money | 6.4% |
How to help protect yourself from phone scams:
If a text, call, or email feels like it might be a scam, here are tips to help stay secure online:
- Don't respond to the message. Responding to messages alerts the scammer of a valid number and someone willing to talk—this can cause more attempts to solicit information. If a text or call is presumably legitimate, find the company's support number and call them back directly.
- Don't click links. Links can be connected to malicious software, such as ransomware, spyware or a computer virus.
- Don't provide personal information. Any personal information, such as a birth date, credit card security code or even the last four digits of a Social Security number, could give scammers the last piece to the puzzle they need.
- Don't give someone remote access to your device. Never hand over control of a computer or device, unless the owner of the device initiated contact with the company.
- Don't pay with gift cards. A legitimate business will never ever ask a shopper to pay by gift card.
About BeenVerified
BeenVerified's mission is to help people discover, understand and use public data in their everyday lives. BeenVerified and our associated websites curate dozens of public data sources and proprietary data sets to give people easy and affordable access to billions of public records.
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Original Source: Facebook Marketplace, Zelle Scams Are Fastest-Growing Scams in 2022
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Ecogy Energy Helps New York Power Authority Advance Rooftop Community Solar Projects for Westchester...
WESTCHESTER, N.Y. - November 22, 2022 - (Newswire.com)
Ecogy Energy, a developer, financier, and owner-operator, was selected through a competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) in 2021 by the New York Power Authority (NYPA), in partnership with Sustainable Westchester and Westchester County, to develop solar energy projects under the Westchester Community Solar Partnership (WCSP), along with two other developers. The WCSP broadly aims to power the economic growth of New York State by supplying Westchester County residents and municipalities with locally based, ideal land-use, and discounted electricity costs through community solar projects.
Ecogy is securing preliminary agreements with the first municipality in a series of upcoming projects and has obtained approvals for a Con Edison interconnection and incentives from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).
Sustainable Westchester, a nonprofit consortium of Westchester County local governments, is the designated community solar acquisition provider for the WCSP and will collaborate with Ecogy to enroll local residents, with a focus on affordable housing communities and low-to-moderate income ("LMI") individuals. By prioritizing these groups in the development plans, NYPA, Westchester County, Ecogy, and Sustainable Westchester are making large strides toward supporting environmental justice and directing benefits to historically underserved and overlooked communities.
"Many homeowners are ineligible to install solar on their homes for a host of reasons, including that they may be renting a property, have too much shade, poor roof conditions, or because of financial restrictions. However, Community Solar is designed to be accessible for all communities and residents, bringing them financial rewards and environmental improvements. We are proud and excited to be partnering with NY-based Ecogy and once again with Sustainable Westchester on an innovative cost and energy-saving initiative," said Westchester County Executive George Latimer.
Community Distributed Generation (CDG) projects help governments and schools support renewable energy developments that benefit their communities and dismantle the inequitable distribution of renewable energy that can occur, redirecting the benefits to those who may not have the space, time, financial resources, or development experience to logistically support their own solar PV system. The WCSP will enable surrounding communities to access clean energy with a simple subscription process, no cost to sign up, no cancellation fees, and a guaranteed discount for subscribers of up to 10% on earned solar credits while offering site lease payments to those municipalities hosting the solar arrays.
The massive shift to clean energy for New York requires exactly the kind of public-private-nonprofit partnership that this project represents. Such collaborations help educate residents about the benefits of community solar, subscribe to community solar projects, and earn long-term savings from renewable energy.
"NYPA and Westchester County are actively pursuing innovative and inclusive renewable energy solutions for municipalities and communities that want to provide energy savings to their constituents," said NYPA Interim President and CEO Justin E. Driscoll. "Prioritizing the underserved is a key project element we focus on as part of our role in helping to realize the state's bold clean energy transition. Community partnerships will serve as a blueprint for renewable energy development for years to come and we are hopeful that our best-in-class examples here in New York State will serve to inspire the rest of the nation."
"We are proud to partner with Westchester County and the New York Power Authority to bring the benefits of solar hosting to Sustainable Westchester's municipal members and the County's school districts. Sustainable Westchester is committed to helping Westchester County achieve New York State's nation-leading climate and equity targets. This partnership will accelerate our achieving those goals, while building on our other successful solar initiatives," said Nina Orville, Executive Director, Sustainable Westchester.
To finance the project, Ecogy intends to utilize NY's Value of Distributed Energy Resources (VDER) and the NYSERDA NY-Sun Incentive Program, a state initiative offering cash incentives and/or financing for the deployment of qualified solar projects to drive growth in the solar industry. The program is helping New York State advance its Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) implementation targets of 10,000 MW of distributed solar PV and 70% renewable energy by 2030.
Ecogy is building upon its history of leadership in Westchester County, which includes the first community solar projects in Yorktown, Croton-on-Hudson, and Ossining, and the largest solar canopy system in Westchester County with the Maryknoll Society. Sustainable Westchester worked with Ecogy to enroll community members in the Maryknoll Community Solar farm.
Ecogy has also been a leading force on community solar projects in other states, beginning in 2015 with a community solar project for the Town of Strafford, Vermont, which serves the Morrill Library, Barrett Hall, local Newton Elementary School, and the United Church of Strafford. Ecogy is committed to well-sited, close-to-load solar systems that require intense engineering, significant expertise and resources, and a vast amount of collaboration to complete and execute.
"Ecogy is proud to create rooftop community solar solutions for our fellow New Yorkers and continue to open doors for traditionally underserved communities upon which Ecogy has focused for the last 12 years," said Jack Bertuzzi, Ecogy Principal, "None of this would have been possible without the leadership of the New York Power Authority and Sustainable Westchester, who have been consistently innovative, have progressively supported initiatives that promote renewable energy, and prioritized equitable and just clean energy development."
In coordination with the portfolio of projects, Ecogy plans to install their energy monitoring device, the Econode, which will allow every site to benchmark consumption to further drive efficiency through data-driven results and second-by-second analysis. All projects will have their data accessible, not only to municipalities and subscribers, but also to NYPA's energy management platform, the New York Energy Manager ("NYEM"), helping to grow the data pool used to improve energy efficiency statewide.
Contact Information:
Brock Gibian
Director of Development
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(646) 983-2880
Andrew Araneo
Marketing Analyst
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(607) 229-4680
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Original Source: Ecogy Energy Helps New York Power Authority Advance Rooftop Community Solar Projects for Westchester County Municipalities