Earth Mode

Switch to Carbon-Neutral Browsing

What is Earth Mode?

Earth Mode is an innovative Chrome extension that intelligently tracks your online activities including browsing, streaming, and socializing. It works by estimating the energy used during these activities, calculates the corresponding carbon footprint, then neutralizes it by contributing towards tree planting, making your browsing environmentally friendly.

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This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2023-11-19

By: https://www.johnniewalker.com

Users: 3,000+

Rating: 4.04 (68)

Version: 0.1.2 (Last updated: 2016-05-09)

Creation date: 2016-05-09

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

webRequest
storage
notifications
tabs
http://*/*
https://*/*

Size: 2.78M

URLs: Website

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Extension summary

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Earth Mode tracks your online energy use: from browsing, to streaming, to updating your social status. Once we know how much you use, Johnnie Walker will calculate your carbon footprint and plant trees to neutralise it.

User reviews

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Pros

Supports environment by promising to plant trees
Easy to use with no extra effort from the user
Inspires users to think about their carbon footprint and environment

Cons

No longer working as it should - trees are no longer being planted
Unscientific approach, measures energy consumption only based on browser usage time
Their carbon credit program has reportedly ended

Most mentioned

Trees planting initiative
Johnnie Walker's involvement
User's carbon footprint

Recent reviews

Great idea, i need to saw more statistic and if u plant tree for real

idblock, 2019-06-28

You are all amazing for coding this extension for the world you're an inspiration to the world. From Jerome Foster II

Jerome Foster II, 2017-05-21

At one point, the extension broke and it started reversing, and started loosing the amount of trees... But after an uninstall and reinstall, it worked just fine again.