“Google it!” I used to say a few times a week, but no longer…
Why?
Because I’ve just discovered an amazing green search engine called Ecosia.
They’re a B Corporation (the equivalent of Fair Trade certification) German company that uses the money they earn from ads to plant trees. Literally millions of trees. They’ve planted 4.7 million so far!
I’ve made Ecosia my default search engine. It’s such a simple change to make. I’ve been using it for a week and, while I admit it’s not quite as perfect as Google (it’s powered by Bing and Yahoo because Google didn’t want to partner with a “charitable” company), it’s still fantastic for most searches and totally worth the change.
And if you can’t find what you’re looking for, you can always hop back onto Google after planting a tree.
Ecosia even displays how many trees you’ve planted with a cute little tree counter in the top corner.
It’s amazing to think that if Ecosia had as many users as Google, they would have the power to end deforestation.
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