Every week, Fracked Earth News collects the top climate and energy headlines , including:
__Almost 50% of working women worldwide are engaged in agriculture. If given the same resources as men, women could boost food production in developing countries by 4%, reducing “the number of undernourished people in the world by 150 million.”
__This one’s been going on for years (and it’ll probably be back, because $$$$s), but, for now, the U.S. Forest Service halted development of “hundreds of homes, retail shops and hotels outside Grand Canyon National Park.”
__28 local gold miners working a wildcat mine near Tumeremo, Venezuela have gone missing. Officials are denying anything happened to initiating investigations. Locals contend murder and grisly disposal of the miners’ bodies occurred.