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Exactly. I used to use Ecosia instead of Google for my internet searches, thinking that their planting trees would be a good endeavour. They do plant trees, but they can't guarantee them to actually grow to be "useful" trees. So ultimately, while I did contribute to a bunch of "trees" being planted, it probably didn't make too much of a difference after all.