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Wal-Mart gives $36 million to ocean privatization efforts

In a August 16th news release from Wal-Mart corporate headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas, the Walton Family Foundation announced investments totaling more than $71.8 million awarded to various environmental initiatives in 2010, with over $36 million alone handed over to Marine Conservation grantees including Ocean Conservancy, Conservation International Foundation, Marine Stewardship Council, World Wildlife Fund and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). In a August 16th news release from Wal-Mart corporate headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas, the Walton Family Foundation announced "investments" totaling more than $71.8 million awarded to various environmental initiatives in 2010. The foundation handed over $36 million alone to Marine Conservation grantees including Ocean Conservancy, Conservation International Foundation, Marine Stewardship Council, World Wildlife Fund and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). Critics of Wal-Mart, the largest retailer in the world, have blasted the company for decades for being able to sell its products at cheap prices only by employing sweatshops, undercutting competitors, wielding its market power to cripple both competitors and suppliers, and flouting national and international health, safety, labor, and environmental standards. Anti-corporate globalization opponents have long regarded Wal-Mart as a virtual "Darth Vader" of retailers, as documented in the film, "The High Price of Low Cost." ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJMYZwL8sPA ). According to the release, the Walton Family Foundation "focuses on globally important marine areas and works with grantees and other partners to create networks of effectively managed protected areas that conserve key biological features, and ensure the sustainable utilization of marine resources - especially fisheries - in a way that benefits both nature and people." "We focus our work in the United States' primary river systems and in some of the world's most ecologically significant marine areas," said Scott Burns, director of the foundation's Environment Focus Area and the former director of marine conservation at the World Wildlife Fund. "It's important to us to protect and conserve natural resources while also recognizing the roles these waters play in the livelihoods of those who live nearby.

800 Bay Restaurant & Bar: A Taste of Key West | Southern New ...

800 Bay’s soaring Victorian architecture is a dead ringer for Key West, and its breathtaking marina view is unparalleled in New Jersey. Places like this can be tempted to skate by on atmosphere, but 800 Bay has serious intent: recreating the casual, tranquil elegance of the Florida Keys. It’s evident in the seasonal day boat seafood, the straightforward, locally-sourced ingredients, and in the bright, airy B&B rooms upstairs. Scallops ($28) are enormous and perfectly done, balanced by lobster and sweet corn risotto in a roasted red pepper emulsion. Fresh Alaskan Halibut ($28) is further proof of Chef Charles Soreth’s focus on quality over pizzazz: it’s light, flaky and delicious, simply served with potatoes, French beans, heirloom grape tomatoes, and a lemon vinaigrette. Guests can eat in the dining room, at one of several bars (over 100 martinis are on the menu), or on an open deck overlooking the 50-slip marina. Gentle live music most nights adds another touch of the Keys.

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Insiders' Guide to the Florida Keys and Key West, 13th

The Westin Key West Resort and Marina owns the private offshore Sunset Key. ... The Westin Key West Marina is accessed via the Main Ship Channel at Marker ...

Insiders' Guide to Florida Keys and Key West, 14th

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Cruise Travel

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Cruising the Florida Keys

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Caribbean Ports of Call: Western Region, 8th, A Guide for Today's Cruise Passengers

Key West Fishing Club (Garrison Bight Marina; 294-3618; www.keywest fishingclub. com) has guided fishing trips and charters. The Saltwater Angler (Hilton ...