Re:Ecosia – A search engine that plants trees
by toper-centage on Sunday January 10, 2021 @06:31AM
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Ecosia uses planting trees as the poster child, because that's what people want to hear. But in reality, there's a lot more going on. Ecosia produces 200% of it's estimated energy footprint in solar. They also protect forests, and help populations in Africa with their forests and with adapting to a life without deforestation.
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Re:Ecosia – A search engine that plants trees
by moooo99 on Sunday January 10, 2021 @11:29AM
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Thank you, I was about to point that out as well. Ecosia advertises with "we plant trees" because that is what people understand and want to hear. Under the hood, there is a lot more going on. Ecosia does not only support one but multiple projects with a variety of goals, including reforestation, preservation etc.
What's also nice is the fact that their are extremely transparent about their finances. They are a registered non profit in Germany and they frequently publish their finances and other insights, which is always extremely interesting
Re:Ecosia – A search engine that plants trees
by bjelkeman-again on Sunday January 10, 2021 @05:59PM
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They use data tools that I helped initiate to keep track of their work. Here is on dashboard I found.
https://ecosia.akvolumen.org/s/2H9C92aluRg