One would not expect an iPod or iPhone to explode, but that is apparently what has happened in several European nations. EU officials have opened investigations into reported I-product explosions. The iPod (an MP3 player) and iPhone are both sold by Apple Computer Corporation.

In France, a teenager was injured when an iPhone reportedly exploded after making crackle and pop sounds. In Britain, an 11-year old girl’s iPod started hissing and popping before exploding in a puff of smoke and being hurled 10 feet into the air. At least two cases have been reported where iPods or iPhones were left in parked cars and later burst into flames, damaging or destroying the vehicles.

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Electronic innovation is one of the most rapidly changing industries in history. Most new electronic devices will be outdated within one to two years or less. While it is exciting to own the latest devices, the older devices must be dealt with. Throwing them away is no longer an option due to shrinking landfill space and the environmental impact of discarded electronic devices. E-waste, as some have called it, amounts to 20-50 million tons of waste worldwide each year (that’s about 5% of all municipal solid waste).

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Greenpeace has for decades been the leading activist organization working to protect planet Earth. The organization publishes a Guide to Greener Electronics that offers manufacturer rankings based upon varied environmentally-responsible criteria. There are three (3) main areas of concentration broken down into several sub-categories. They are:

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Petropolis, Brazil, a small town 45 miles (65km) from Rio de Janeiro, is a tourist hot spot that has turned its human sewage problem into a solution for clean energy. The town has built more than 80 bio-digesting units designed to capture the methane gas and carbon dioxide released by sewage. In the past, a lack of sufficient sewage treatment facilities has been a problem for the area, as it is in many developing countries.

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