Earth Talk: Has recycling lived up to its promise?

Roddy Scheer

Americans still don’t recycle as much as they could. Nonetheless, the practice is already considered a huge success given that it keeps about a third of the solid waste we generate out of our quickly filling landfills and saves natural resources while generating much-needed revenue for struggling municipal governments. Recycling also helps us keep our carbon footprints down: According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, recycling one ton of aluminum cans conserves more than 1,665 gallons of gasoline.

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AAA: Gas prices expected to decline through Thanksgiving

Chris Graham

Prices at the pump continued their decline for the fourth straight week, moving to their lowest level in more than 100 days. The national average price for a gallon of regular self-serve gasoline dropped to $3.46 Friday. This price is 4 cents less expensive than one week ago and 35 cents less expensive than one month ago.

Irish rocker Larry Kirwan brings dark wit to WTA’s Gateway

Contributors

The idea of doing the same thing twice is Larry Kirwan’s idea of a nightmare. “I’ve been in bands that follow a set list every night. I literally start to shake at the thought of doing the same show twice in a row, let alone go out on tour and do the same show every night. I’d rather go to Wall Street. At least I’d be better off,” joked Kirwan, who will be performing his rock-n-read show at the WTA’s Gateway Theatre on Friday night.

Study: Voucher recipients more likely to go to college

Chris Graham

A new study released today by researchers at the Brookings Institution and Harvard University shows that African American participants in a private school choice program were 24 percent more likely to enroll in college as a result of receiving a voucher, reinforcing previously-released data showing improved graduation rates, parental satisfaction, and academic achievement among voucher students