April 30 - May 7, 2010 - This Week's Green News

Each week Green Guide Network puts the spotlight on the biggest, most interesting (to us), and the quirky environmental news stories that broke during the past week. Every Friday check back to see what went down that week in green news

1.     Swedish start-up Minesto recently acquired the funding necessary to being developing a revolutionary underwater kite. The kite would capture energy from tidal currents, producing around 500 kilowatts.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/05/06/energy.tidal.power.kite/index.html

2.     California passed a law this week requiring energy plants to phase out cooling systems that use ocean water. Fish, fish eggs and marine mammals can get caught in the cooling system and injured or killed.

http://sciencedude.freedomblogging.com/2010/05/04/state-to-power-plants-stop-sucking-in-seawater/98761/

3.     Reuters discusses what we learned from the Exxon Valdez and possible long-term effects of oil spills.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6455QG20100506

4.     Under a program started last year, inventors with green inventions are allowed to move to the front of the line in the U.S. Patent Office. The New York Times discusses the advantages and drawbacks of this new program.

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/06/patent-pending-the-fast-track/?ref=earth

5.     A San Francisco group uses human and pet hair to help clean up the oil spill.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126536482&ps=cprs

Danielle Stowe is a writer for GGN. She can be reached at daniellestowe@gmail.com.