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Daily Sound Bite: Running on Beer

The Alaskan Brewing Co. is going green in a most unusual way. The company will use its own product to power its facility. A new $1.8 million boiler will convert spent grain into steam, repurposing the facility's brewing waste into power.

The Alaskan Brewing Co. is going green in a most unusual way. The company will use its own product to power its facility. A new $1.8 million boiler will convert spent grain into steam, repurposing the facility's brewing waste into power. Co-founder Geoff Larson said,

"We had to be a little more innovative just so that we could do what we love to do, but do it where we're located."

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