PuddingFeeling [she/her]@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1年前Ecosia plants 200 million treesblog.ecosia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up1229arrow-down122
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minus-squarenudny ekscentryklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down9·1年前It is a scam if you make claims that “every search plants a tree”
minus-squareLemonLord@endlesstalk.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·1年前But this they don’t say on their website. You have to search a lot of more for a tree.
minus-squarenudny ekscentryklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-21年前They removed it recently, probably someone called them out on it. And again, searches have nothing to do with funding the tree-planting, it’s clicking on ads
minus-squareLemonLord@endlesstalk.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1年前https://ecosia.helpscoutdocs.com/article/351-sync-your-counter-across-devices
minus-squareCuttlefish1111@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·1年前How many trees have you planted?
minus-squarenudny ekscentryklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·1年前If fruit trees count then around 50, why?
minus-squaregaifux@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1年前Why would fruit trees ever be excluded from one’s aggregate tree count?
It is a scam if you make claims that “every search plants a tree”
But this they don’t say on their website. You have to search a lot of more for a tree.
They removed it recently, probably someone called them out on it. And again, searches have nothing to do with funding the tree-planting, it’s clicking on ads
https://ecosia.helpscoutdocs.com/article/351-sync-your-counter-across-devices
How many trees have you planted?
If fruit trees count then around 50, why?
Why would fruit trees ever be excluded from one’s aggregate tree count?
Coz they small