Ecosia is a search engine that aggregates search results from multiple other search engines. The ad revenue from our searches funds the planting of trees worldwide. With over 200 million trees planted so far, Ecosia have learned to be fully transparent about their projects, and financials which are available right on that...
I was really skeptical at first, but they're legit. It's a non-profit that's been around since 2009, based in Berlin. Have a look at their blog, you'll find project updates, the financials are broken down by expenditure and much more. Finally they're getting some spotlight with this recent TechCrunch article and their big efforts on Social. What really hooked me in is that they signed a legal contract binding them to the not-for-profit purpose forever - more on this.
Edit: about Mr. Oliver (love this guy) he is absolutely correct, but he is referring to for-profit companies that pollute and then plant some trees to pretend like they give a damn. Ecosia is a not-for-profit whose purpose is to plant with a purpose, meaning they reconnect forest patches that have been split, they return livelihood and wildlife to areas that have gone through droughts and seen increased poverty etc...
Huh? Not that I know of. They're going strong, taking on more projects around the world and are pretty transparent about what they do - they had an article about how / why one of their projects failed which i read but can't find right now.
OK posting here to address the skepticism, which I completely understand and have been through. Here are some articles that came up when simply searching "is ecosia legit": Utopia "Ecosia is certainly legit. It’s above board", Snopes "Ecosia makes money through advertisements on its search engine. While a portion of that money is used to fund the operational costs of the business, about 80% of its surplus revenue is donated to environmental organizations and tree-planting projects around the world.", GoodGoodGood, TechJunkie and there's plenty more
No such assumption is made. Ecosia is clear when an entire project fails, and takes into account tree survival rates when they claim to have planted over 200 million trees. It's all clarified on their website. Regardless of all of that, they take all ad-revenue to reforest and I'd say that's a better deal than Google or MS.
I am trying to cut out Reddit from my life but I’m always ending up re-installing it because I simply don’t know what do with my time. We have two small kids (1y and 3y) so I can’t simply just read more, train more, play games, watch TV, etc....
Remember, Trump moved the whole US embassy to Jerusalem just to give Palestinians the middle finger. www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN1I810Z/ You can be sure that a very high majority of US politicians will take the same pro-Israel stand. The reason is simply campaign funding and lobbying. Look at AIPAC
US politicians are unfortunate hostages to their bigger sponsors / financiers. Most of the players on both sides of the US political spectrum have been funded by israeli or pro-israeli contributors. We call Israel an ally, and that’s a nice coat of shiny paint to hide the Stockholm syndrome.
Hey, this looks super interesting though there’s something i did not fully understand: “Fully end-to-end encryption local Signal bridge (local WhatsApp and all e2ee network bridges coming soon)” Does that mean we get send to end encryption for Signal and Whatsapp and more coming later? I’m assuming i would have to have a WhatsApp account and login through this app to receive Whatsapp messages?
Really just curious what folks out there deem valuable enough to give money for monthly or annually. As a software engineer I have quite a few that keep me productive and I’ll list a few:...
The right thing to do would be to seize Boeing, take it away from its shareholders, hold and interrogate the major shareholders, and regardless of the outcome of interrogations the company should never return to the public. Either dismantle and sell every pathetic asset, or run it as a public company. This is a no-brainer, they should not be allowed to continue with business as usual even if no one is found guilty or no direct link is established.
Now is a good time to flood Wikipedia with donations. For the first time in my life, i have just donated to them and will do so again. You can do it too for a minimum of €2, no requirement for recurring donations or any nonsense.
Don't give up ( lemmy.world )
What's stopping you from using Ecosia? Your searches could plant trees! ( www.ecosia.org )
Ecosia is a search engine that aggregates search results from multiple other search engines. The ad revenue from our searches funds the planting of trees worldwide. With over 200 million trees planted so far, Ecosia have learned to be fully transparent about their projects, and financials which are available right on that...
Prime Video subs will soon see ads for Amazon products when they hit pause ( arstechnica.com )
As if the Prime Video app couldn't get any worse.
Novel attack against virtually all VPN apps neuters their entire purpose ( arstechnica.com )
cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/13643895...
What do you do with your time after leaving Reddit?
I am trying to cut out Reddit from my life but I’m always ending up re-installing it because I simply don’t know what do with my time. We have two small kids (1y and 3y) so I can’t simply just read more, train more, play games, watch TV, etc....
Netflix: Profits soar after password sharing crackdown ( www.bbc.com )
Netflix says its profits have soared in the first three months of this year, partly thanks to a crackdown on password sharing....
US vetoes widely supported resolution backing full UN membership for Palestine ( apnews.com )
How is the US able to instantly stop an attack from Iran but powerless when Israel attacks hospitals?
I’m missing something here. Admittedly, I’m making the assumption that blowing up hospitals is a bad thing to do.
Beeper is now available, no waitlist! ( blog.beeper.com )
cross-posted from: lemm.ee/post/29046027...
What web services do you subscribe to?
Really just curious what folks out there deem valuable enough to give money for monthly or annually. As a software engineer I have quite a few that keep me productive and I’ll list a few:...
For a Universal Declaration on Fediverse Rights, or: At the Core of the Threads-Debate lies a deeper problem: how can the Fediverse grow without losing its soul in the process? ( fungiverse.wordpress.com )
Boeing whistleblower found dead in US ( www.bbc.com )
John Barnett had worked for Boeing for 32 years, until his retirement in 2017....
Local secondhand site won’t load if you use a VPN ( i.postimg.cc )
VPN is set to the country of the site/app.
Elon offers Wikipedia $ 1 billion to change their name to Dickipedia ( www.theguardian.com )
Now is a good time to flood Wikipedia with donations. For the first time in my life, i have just donated to them and will do so again. You can do it too for a minimum of €2, no requirement for recurring donations or any nonsense.