What is the FriendsGreen Search Engine?
The FriendsGreen Search Engine (friendsgreen.com) is an online activism site that gives Internet users a free and easy way to help fight Global Warming and to save the Rainforests. Merely by getting in the habit of using friendsgreen.com to search the internet, users can donate proceeds from their searches to fund a portfolio of reforestation projects.
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What happens when I search? Does it cost me anything?
There is absolutely no charge to you; funding for saving squarefeet of rainforest comes from the companies paying to be listed in the search results.
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How can I be sure my searches will help fight Global Warming?
Funds generated by visitors' searches at the FriendsGreen Search Engine go to several major organizations who are leading the fight on Global Warming in various ways. One of the first recipients of FriendsGreen donations will be the Adopt An Acre Program of the Nature Conservancy. Look for this donation to be made and certified using the Causes app on Facebook.
http://apps.facebook.com/causes/view_cause/2979
We'd love to have you join and show your support of The Nature Conservancy Cause on Facebook.
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How do advertisers pay for this?
Advertisers bid for placement within the sponsored links of Google search. Since the FriendsGreen Search Engine conducted the search, we get revenue for rendering this service to the advertisers and this allows us to make a donation to Green causes.
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How do you calculate the amount of rainforest saved?
Squarefeet are saved both by conducting searches on FriendsGreen and by our advertising features of the (Lil) Green Patch application on Facebook (
http://apps.facebook.com/greentrees). The number of squarefeet saved is a total of all squarefeet saved across the media properties owned by Green Patch, LLC. The amount of funding generated per search depends on the search term and actions completed after the search is conducted.
You are the key to the success of the FriendsGreen Search Engine. The more visitors we have using our search engine each day, the greater the total number of squarefeet we can save together. So please remember to use the FriendsGreen Search Engine for as many of your searches as possible. And if you know of an organization that would want to help sponsor the FriendsGreen Search Engine, please contact us.
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What is the FriendsGreen Search Engine's privacy policy?
The FriendsGreen Search Engine deeply respects the privacy of its visitors. You are not required to provide any personal information to visit the site and to help donate to Green causes. A link to our complete privacy policy exists on the bottom of the home page.
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Can I link my Web site to the FriendsGreen Search Engine?
Yes! Anyone can link to the FriendsGreen Search Engine. Another great way to help is to include the FriendsGreen Search Engine's URL (http://friendsgreen.com) in the signature of your email.
Feel free to copy and paste the sample text below for use in your signature block:
The FriendsGreen Search Engine needs your help to fight Global Warming! Help save squarefeet every day by searching with us, at no cost to you. Visit http://friendsgreen.com today!
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Where can I find more information on charities?
A good place to start is with "charity rating" services. These can tell you which organizations do the most good, spend the highest percentage of funds for actual aid and services for those in need and in general meet high standards of giving. The American Institute of Philanthropy, the National Charities Information Bureau, and the Philanthropic Advisory Service of the Council of Better Business Bureaus all publish information for this purpose, some of it available over the Internet. You can also find information about specific charities on-line from places like Guidestar or the National Charities Information Bureau, available either through their Web site or by writing to NCIB, 19 Union Square West, New York, New York 10003.
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