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Dan R. Fink
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Author and educator Dan Fink has lived high in the Northern Colorado mountains, 11 miles from the nearest power pole, since 1991. He spreads his passion for and knowledge of off-grid living through educational workshops across the United States and abroad, magazine articles and books. Dan is co-author of the book Homebrew Wind Power, and a contributing author for Home Power Magazine, The Journal of Green Building, Back Home Magazine, Solar Professional and more. He holds a B.A. Degree in Technical Journalism from Colorado State University, and is the Executive Director of Buckville Publications, Otherpower, and Buckville Energy Consulting. Dan can be contacted through those websites, or at danbob@otherpower.com.

Blog Entries by Dan R. Fink

From the Ashes, Neighbors Help Neighbors Rebuild Green

(0) Comments | Posted March 7, 2013 | 12:35 PM

When the High Park Fire finally finished its rampage through the rural mountains of Larimer County, Colorado last summer, it left behind one person dead, over 87,000 acres of forest burned, 259 homes destroyed and thousands of lives and dreams shattered. But mountain people are tough, and more...

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School Killings: Why Have We Learned Nothing in 85 Years?

(9) Comments | Posted December 23, 2012 | 10:05 AM

On May 18, 1927, my 8-year old great-uncle Arnold Victor Bauerle was murdered in the most deadly school killing in United States history. It left 44 people dead, 38 of them children ages seven through 14. As I study in horror and grief the recent events in Newtown, Aurora and...

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Fracking Deadline Looms for British Columbia's Sacred Headwaters

(16) Comments | Posted December 17, 2012 | 10:16 AM

Energy developers, environmental groups, First Nations, local businesses and sportsmen are all anxiously watching and waiting as last-minute negotiations continue before the December 18, 2012 expiration of a four-year-long fracking ban for the Klappen Coalbed Methane project in northern British Columbia, Canada.

Controversy has been simmering for...

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To Save Money Lighting Your Home, Get Back to the Basics

(5) Comments | Posted October 16, 2012 | 6:25 PM

Amidst much media buzz about efficient new lighting technologies and a general uproar about government light bulb "bans" worldwide, the most fundamental rule for saving energy on lighting seems to be fading: Make only as much of the right kind of light as you need, and shine it only where...

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With Home Solar and Wind Power, Size Matters

(8) Comments | Posted August 15, 2012 | 12:47 PM

Wouldn't it be great if you could stick a solar panel the size of a dinner plate on the roof of your home or your electric vehicle, and have all the power you need? How about a wind turbine the size of a lawn ornament on your roof too, for...

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Solar Electric Backup for Disasters? Not as Easy as You Think

(15) Comments | Posted July 23, 2012 | 8:54 PM

Fires, floods, tornadoes, derechos, hurricanes and earthquakes shatter the lives of a few very quickly, but cause lingering problems in the aftermath for many. Electricity can be out for weeks on end as power line repairs are made, with deaths from heat stress, failed medical equipment and more very common....

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