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Coca-Cola goes ...White?
Well, you could consider it 'green'. Yesterday Coca-Cola
Chairman, Muhtar Kent stated that the company wants to raise awareness of the threatened levels of Polar Bears, which have been one of their beloved icons since 1922. To do so, they are changing their iconic Coca-Cola cans from red, to white! The cans are expected to be in stores starting November 1st.
Coca-Cola has teamed up with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to raise money and awareness of the depleting Polar Bear population, as well as the threat of the melting Arctic Sea Ice. Present data suggests that with the melting of the ice, Polar Bears are being forced to swim greater distances, which is also limiting their ability to hunt for food.
The Coca-Cola company is pledging to donate an initial $2 million to the WWF's "Arctic Home Fund" and has promised to match up to $1 million in consumer donations through the date of March 15. Consumers can donate $1.00 by texting 357357 or donate online at Arctichome.com starting November 1st.
This isn't the first time that Coke has helped the planet. In June, 2011 the Coca-Cola company created a billboard that was made of thousands of Fukien tea plants, consume high levels of CO2. The project was created to raise awareness of Phillipines' "Live Organic Sustainability Program", which was also created by the WWF. The billboard is 60 x 60 feet, and all of the pots are made from recycled bottles, which contain all of the 3,600 plants. ![]()



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