You can now tell Alexa to plant a tree
by Justine Calma from The Verge - All Posts on (#5Y2FH)
Workers plant saplings outside the Pavagada Solar Park on October 9, 2021 in Thirumani village, Karnataka, India. | Photo by Abhishek Chinnappa/Getty Images Starting today, customers in the US can donate $1 to plant one tree by telling Alexa-enabled devices, Alexa, grow a tree," Amazon announced today. Customers will be able to keep track of how many trees they've planted in their Amazon Pay account.
Amazon also said that it's donating $1 million to the environmental charity it's partnering with on the initiative, called One Tree Planted.
It's worth taking these kinds of efforts with a grain of salt
The money will initially go towards four different projects in the US and India. In Centre County, Pennsylvania, the funds will help to reforest land that was razed for mining, logging and agriculture. In California, hard-working foresters will dedicate time to promote improved vegetation...