Collin Dunn
Collin is a sustainability enthusiast living in Portland, Oregon. Growing up in the mountains of Colorado, he became involved in outdoor adventures like skiing, backpacking, hiking and mountain biking from an early age. Before coming to TreeHugger, he cut his enviro-teeth at Grist and Sustainable Style Foundation, both in Seattle, Washington.
When not busily TreeHugging, Collin is an enthusiastic cook, amateur gardener, and zealous explorer of Portland's vibrant food and beverage scene. He likes to spend time outside, learn where things come from, and once made 24 pounds of cheese for a single event (but not all in one day). Collin believes everyone can do something every single day to make the world a better place. He can be found on Google+ and can be reached at collin at treehugger dot com.
Latest Stories from Collin Dunn - Page 9
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Cube 6: Modern Dining Room Furniture for Small Spaces
TreeHugger is always on the lookout for sleek ways to do more with less; it's a good thing any time you can, say, get six extra seats from a cube slightly larger than one cubic foot. That's the idea behind
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Call for Entries: Discovery Young Scientist Challenge 2008
The Discovery Young Scientist Challenge is back, and they're looking for a few good students and teachers. The premier national science competition for students in grades 5 through 8 (and their teachers) is accepting entries through June 15, so if you
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Interface Carpet Keeps Cleaning Up Its Act
File this one in the 'how to do it right' category: earlier this week, Interface Inc., the world's largest manufacturer of modular carpet tiles, released their 2007 "ecometrics," measuring the impact of their operations on the planet. Among the
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Droog Design Adds a "Touch of Green" in Milan
Droog Design may have unleashed the most un-TreeHugger design we've ever seen on the world, but they're turning over a new leaf, starting with their contribution to this year's Salone del Mobile in Milan. "A Touch of Green" is an interesting collection
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The Best Small Kitchen Designs for Cooking Large and Living Small
The kitchen is often the heart, soul and gathering place of your home, but what do you do when you want to cook at home and entertain and your kitchen is tiny? The best small kitchen designs we've seen help make the most of whatever amount of space is
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Taking Baby Steps to Mass Customization with Platform Design
TreeHugger loves the idea of mass customization and downloadable designs, but, until there's a manufacturer with a computer numerically controlled (CNC) machine in every town, it won't quite be ready for prime time. Until then, a Norwegian product
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Energy Efficient Light Bulbs Save Water, Too
Here's an interesting new way to think about energy efficiency: a study done by researchers at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University revealed that it takes between 3,000 gallons and 6,000 gallons of water to
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Events: EPIC Sustainable Living Expo, This Weekend in Vancouver
TreeHuggers in Vancouver, mark your calendars: this weekend is EPIC: The Vancouver Sun Sustainable Living Expo (you may recall that we covered it last year as well). Vancouver's largest green consumer show and eco-marketplace starts Friday April 18 and
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Do You Know What You Eat? Greenpeace's Ads Against Genetically Modified Organisms
Greenpeace commissioned Moscow-based BBDO Russia created a series of ads to raise awareness about genetically-modified organisms. The text in the ad, cropped out of the above image, says, "The DNA of genetically modified plants may contain the genes of
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RecycleBank, the Recycling Program that Pays You Back, Heading to Europe
RecycleBank, the company who brought us an innovative recycling program that pays you to throw less stuff away (by throwing more in the recycling bin), is taking their game across the Atlantic Ocean, to Europe. Fresh off raising $30 million, the
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Ample Sample 2008: Call For Entries
Over 700,000 carpet samples will get shipped this year, helping for architects and interior designers pick the perfect pattern and color, but not much use after that; often, they just get tossed. Thankfully, the Ample Sample design competition is back,
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Bamboo Wood Flooring from Smith & Fong Earns FSC Certification
Awhile back, when TreeHugger Lloyd asked if bamboo flooring was really TreeHugger green, he noted that the lack of chain of custody certification made it tough to tell whether or not the bamboo came from sustainable sources. There's no arguing that
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GreenYour.com: Your Guide to Green Anything
Offering the ability to fill in the blank and answer the question "What do you want to green in your life?", GreenYour.com is open for business with today's beta launch. Important facts, actionable tips, and cutting-edge products combine to create what
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Disposable Bowls Get Flat-Pack Treatment with Origami Crockery
Disposable products aren't things TreeHugger gets behind very often -- there are a few exceptions, like these water bottle shoes or edible dishware -- but there are a few ideas out there that make the future of disposables look a bit brighter. Designer
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DANGER: Effects of Global Warming Include Death
TreeHugger has noted, somewhat light-heartedly, that among the myriad effects of global warming are likely reductions in wine and beer production; as global warming alters the planet's regional climates, it affects the crop yields
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Show Some Webby Awards Love to Our Pals at Discovery
As Mike noted yesterday TreeHugger is really honored be a Webby Awards Honoree honoree this year, in the "blog cultural/personal category" (we won in that category last year). But we want spread some of the love to our pals at Discovery, who garnered a
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Generating Off-Grid Power: The Four Best Ways
So, you've thought about whether or not living off the grid is right for you; you know that it means no more utility bills and generating all of your own power, but what's involved in that? It isn't as easy as slapping a few solar panels on the roof
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The Worst Effect of Global Warming So Far...
...is coming fast, and it's going to affect a huge portion of the world's population: Beer drinkers. A perfect storm is brewing, coming together with the potential to create a shortage in the world's beer supply. In addition to an
