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douglas9

(4,358 posts) Thu Apr 27, 2017, 06:16 AM Apr 2017

Ecosia (search engine)

Just learned about this search engine via Vivaldi browser deployment:

https://info.ecosia.org/what

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Ecosia (search engine) (Original Post) douglas9 Apr 2017 OP

I've been using it for a year or so. OnlinePoker Apr 2017 #1

Thanks for the tip! Jim Lane Apr 2017 #2

OnlinePoker

(5,719 posts)

1. I've been using it for a year or so.

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Thu Apr 27, 2017, 06:41 AM

Apr 2017

I think it runs off the Bing search platform but Ecosia gets the revenue. I also give as one of my prime charitable donations to one of the organizations Ecosia supports, Eden Reforestation Projects - http://www.edenprojects.org/ .

Jim Lane

(11,175 posts)

2. Thanks for the tip!

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Thu Apr 27, 2017, 08:30 AM

Apr 2017

Based on what I read in the Wikipedia article about it, this appears to be legit.

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