Ecosia: The Search Engine That Plants Trees While You Procrastinate

Ecosia is a search engine that might actually make you feel a little less guilty for procrastinating at work. Why? Because every time you search for something using Ecosia, the search engine donates a portion of its profits to reforestation efforts around the globe. So basically, you can spend your entire day looking up memes, and still be doing your part for the planet.

Ecosia was created by a group of idealistic people who had a simple idea: use search engine profits to help finance the planting of trees in areas where trees had been lost. In other words, they decided to plant the internet’s guiltiest pleasures straight back into the earth.

Now, you might be thinking, “Wait a minute, aren’t search engines always donating profits to charity or something?” Well, first of all, no, not all search engines do that. And secondly, Ecosia has pledged to donate at least 80% of its profits to plant trees, which is a huge percentage compared to other search engines who donate like…what, one percent?

The good thing about Ecosia is that it considers itself a search engine with a conscience. That means if for some reason you didn’t like the trees the company planted, you can always open a complaint using your conscience. Sadly, your complaint would still end up being planted as a tree, but hey, your feelings might grow into something wonderful (and oxygen-giving).

Ecosia is much more than a search engine, though. It’s a movement that is connecting people all over the world who care about our planet. It’s a statement that we don’t have to choose between our technological advances and the natural world. We can have both. In other words, Ecosia is making it possible for you to save the world and still get your daily dose of cat videos.

So next time you find yourself feeling guilty for procrastinating on your work, just remember that with Ecosia, your laziness might just make this world a little bit greener. And also remember that planting trees is much easier than remembering deadlines.