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JUNEAU, ALASKA (June 2007)
The Alaskan Brewing Co. has created the Coastal CODE (Clean Oceans Depend on Everyone) to encourage everyone to keep our oceans healthy. The small craft brewery located in the coastal community of Juneau, Alaska, is committing 1% of proceeds from its newly released Alaskan IPA to the Coastal CODE Fund, created in partnership with The Ocean Foundation. This unique initiative combines efforts from ocean-minded organizations, a Portland artist and hundreds of Pacific Northwestern residents to clean up and protect all 7,863 miles of coastline in California, Oregon, and Washington, and the more than 44,000 miles of coastline in Alaska. Read Full Article
One of the first grants awarded by Coastal CODE went to extreme athlete Tom Jones and the “California Paddle 2007.” Jones created the campaign to raise awareness about the harmful effects of plastic pollution in our oceans by travelling the entire California coastline on a stand-up paddleboard. During his three-month journey south along the 1,250 miles of California coastline, Jones made 23 stops to educate others about plastics pollution and the importance of recycling and broke a world record along the way.Read Full Article