According to an article on CNET.com’s News Blog, over 100 million iPods have been sold since their introduction to music lovers in 2001. This is not a surprise since these high-tech devices can be seen on anyone from elementary school kids and business professionals to college students and stay-at-home moms.

But as cool as they are, iPods generate a lot of pollution when they’re thrown away for new upgrades, and they consume energy when they stay connected to your computer. That means they greatly increase your carbon footprint.

I found a site called Tunes for Trees which will reduce your carbon footprint by planting a tree for every 10 iTunes that you download!

You seriously can’t walk down a street or get on a bus without seeing someone listening to an iPod. This is because the music is easy to download and the iPod is small enough to carry anywhere.

So if you’re going to download music anyways, why not also contribute to a good cause?

A company called Live it Green came up with the awesome idea to partner with tree planting organizations Sustainable Harvest International and Trees for the Future.

Whenever you buy a track from iTunes, Live it Green receives a tiny portion of the sale to keep its business alive, but then they use the rest of the money to plant a tree.

Their goal was to plant 2,000 trees since their launch in April 2007, and today they’re already at over 2,600 trees planted!

I highly suggest contributing to Tunes for Trees when you buy music tracks. All you have to do is click on the iTunes banner on the homepage. It will automatically enroll you in the program, and then you’ll be able to jam to your favorite tunes while also feeling good about preserving the environment!

Also, don't forget to check out our blog on Apple's MacBook Air.