Ecosia.org Reviews
About Ecosia.org
Ecosia.org is the online home of Ecosia, a company who says that their goal is to take the basic function of web browsing and turn it into a way to “plant trees while you search the web.”
How Does It Work?
Their website says that the way their web browser extension works is very simple. You download their browser extension, use it to search the web, and the ads that are generated while you search will pay for this company to plant trees in different areas around the world.
Ecosia.org says that they choose to plant trees for so many reasons. Trees absorb carbon dioxide, so they help fight climate change, and they protect the soil from erosion while helping keep the land fertile. They also clean the air by absorbing pollutant gases and filtering out particulates, and forests regulate water cycles and help food and ecosystem diversity.
Their website says that the funds generated by Ecosia has helped them to plant an average of one tree every 30 seconds. When you perform your Ecosia search they will display a personalized tree counter for you, which will help you understand how many trees you have already helped to plant.
This counter does not intend to show you how many trees you have personally planted all on your own, but rather how many trees that you have financially contributed toward planting.
Cost/Price Plans
As an optional browser extension, this company does not charge their customers any fees to download their product or to use it when they are performing searches. Instead, the charitable fees paid to this company all come from the advertisements that you will be exposed to on this search platform, as opposed to traditional search engines who are described as keeping advertising profits for themselves.
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Refund Policy
Because this company does not charge their customers any money to download their browser extension nor do they charge any fees to perform searches with their extension, so they do not offer their customers a Refund Policy.
Customer Service Contact Info
Customers who would like to contact Customer Service with any questions, concerns, or complaints can do so by email at [email protected]
Reputation
As a free web browser extension, this product doesn’t seem to drive a lot of reviews. However, there are people online complaining that they are unsure of whether or not this company actually fulfills their promises to users.
Ecosia.org does say that they are a certified B Corporation, which is a special certification given to for-profit organizations that also work to “meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency.”
Competitors and Alternatives?
There are many different options for people looking to work with for-profit companies that still work to benefit society and the environment, though they may not be in the area of internet searches. Some of the most famous socially conscious companies include Toms, who donates a pair of shoes for every pair purchased, and Warby Parker, who donates glasses to children in need.
If you have experience with this company or their products, please leave your Ecosia.org reviews below.
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76 ‘Ecosia.org’ Reviews
I HOPE THIS IS REAL BECAUSE OF AMAZON NEEDS HELP
Ecosia has helped so many countries rebuild they’re forests and stabilize their economy. All of the projects listed on their project page were actually done and or being worked on. Sure 45 searches is only like 5 bucks but everyone’s searches contribute to planting the trees. For one person to finance planting a tree it would take 1350 searches for a maple tree. It would be even more so to finance a tree for the Amazon around 3530 searches. But I digress this company is doing an amazing thing. They employ people who were financially struggling, help people in need, plant more trees to fight climate change and stay environmentally friendly through their use of solar and nuclear energy at all of their offices. Truly an amazing organization.
Buddy, nuclear power plants make smoke/noxious fumes. If you wanted to make a stable debate do some investigation first. And at least do a simple image search of your support. Once again NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS DO NOT HELP the ENVIRONMENT.
Not True. Nuclear Power will be very important part of solving the climate crisis.
Not True at all. The 'smoke' that sometimes comes from nuclear power plants is steam... also known as water in gas form. Nuclear power plants create almost zero carbon dioxide or other gases that cause global warming. Nuclear power will be one of the most important elements of fighting climate catastrophe.
It's good, but it's got a lot of work to do to be as useful and as intuitive as Google.
I think they should look into doing deals with Google and maybe joing forces with them.
I HOPE THIS IS LEGIT BECAUSE OF AMAZON NEEDS HELP RN
You can always add it as an extension to Chrome, so as to not interrupt your browser except by changing the logo and where the funds go to.
Ecosia values privacy, Google does not
Google has questionable CSR and as far as I can see Ecosia has great CSR. The reason Google seems so intuitive is because the top searches are all sponsored so they pay to be the first thing on your search list, that money then goes back into google.
I mean, intuitive...as in the definition of intuitive...
You can ask Google questions, rather than just searching for words and phrases and it'll get down to the nitty gritty of what you mean and things like that.
Ecosia doesn't close.
Privacy...1) How do you know and 2) I'd rather a faster, more efficient, more intuitive search engine.
I'm not bothered about provacy really. I have a very low online presence. My person details don't go online very often and I'm never logged into to Google or anything.
Seeing a lot of uncertainty on these reviews. Here a useful link with some background info:
https://www.spiegel.de/international/business/ecosia-start-up-aims-to-use-your-search-results-to-plant-trees-a-1278617.html
Seems to be the real deal!
(; it is even secured in it's right status that leaders can not use profits for other goals as tree plant
In my opinion, it's totally worth it. Even if they don't plant any trees, and it's entirely a scam, if their claim of using 100% renewable energy with their business is true, I figure it's worth that alone. On the chance that it is planting trees, I might as well use it.
I love Ecosia. Even though people are saying that the rest of the money from ads is going to rich people, I think they deserve it. I mean, if they thought of the idea, and is a profit making company the money should go to them anyways. Anyways, I think that Ecosia is great. I feel better about myself knowing that I'm planting trees by doing something I already do on a daily basis. If you're thinking abuot whether or not you should download Ecosia, you absoloulty should. It makes you feel better about yourself that you're doing good for the environment.
I really think it looks like they grow trees but sadly they dont grow trees each search, I think probably around 45 searches each to grow in each tree because they sometimes take so long to grow a tree I wish maybe each plant
The Ad revenue generated from a single search is not nearly enough to plant a tree. Given how expensive reforestation is, 45 searches is actually not a lot. Especially seeing as Ecosia isn't a popular browser and most big companies wouldn't care to advertise on it.
They donate money per search anyway, so even if you're personally not planting a tree, everyone's searches certainly are. That is, if Ecosia does what it says.
The interface is amazing, much better than Google, and it makes you feel good that you are doing your part to help the environment
