The Great Picture HuntPhoto Tips from David LaBelle

Borrowing from CBS late-night host David Letterman’s “Top-10” approach, I have assembled my top-10 reasons for photographing.

How many of these would you list as motives for your photography?

No. 10—I’m terrible at liv-ing or participating in my own life. Often, it’s easier to live vicariously through the lives of others. A cam-era allows me to do this. It’s less messy and painful, and it requires less introspective work on my part.

No. 9—Photography chal-lenges me to master some-thing that is seldom mastered. I am forever the hungry stu-dent, always learning, always trying to organize the world and capture elusive emotions.

No. 8—Photography gives me an excuse to probe, to explore, to be curious and ask questions others ache to ask, but cannot.

No. 7—The camera slows me down and creates a greater

heart of gratitude within me. Looking through a lens, I examine life more closely. I see and study relationships and stories I might have passed by without a camera.

No. 6—Photography is my excited tour guide, always eager for a new adventure. It leads me to places and cul-tures I would never go with-out it.

No. 5—The camera is my Superman’s cape. By nature I am cowardly, but armed with a camera and a mission, I am filled with a courage

that washes away my fear. My camera boldly pushes me to talk to anyone from Hollywood celebrities and homeless wanderers and make pictures in intimidating, sometimes dangerous envi-ronments.

No. 4—I am a hopeless romantic. Photography gives me a way to write love letters to humanity and to my God; a voice to say things I’m unable to say with words.

No. 3—Photography pre-serves the past and aids my memory. A photograph—black and white or color, print or digital—has the power to trigger emotions in a way that other mediums cannot. And it does so with lightning speed. Photographs cheat time; they stop it and freeze it. They allow my parents, my chil-dren, and my loved ones to be forever young.

No. 2—The camera is a dear friend that does not judge or criticize, but encour-ages introspection. Often, it will ask me to examine my motives by looking inward while seeing outwardly.

No. 1—But of all the wonderful gifts the camera has given me through five decades, the greatest blessing has been a powerful voice to speak for others who do not have a voice. It is one of the great connectors. Nothing equals the euphoric sense of purpose I feel when photographs I have made somehow help others. When people feel represented, understood; when the photographic image shines light in dark places and cleanses or helps heal, I feel a heightened sense of life purpose as a bridge and connector.

The Top-10 Reasons I Photograph

David LaBelle is an internationally known photographer, teacher, author and lecturer. He has worked for newspapers and magazines across the United States and taught at three universities. He grew up on a frog farm in rural California, roaming the creeks and hills with his coon dogs. Many of the lessons he learned during those magical boyhood years have been applied to photography and

teaching the essence of this art form. For more information, visit www.greatpicturehunt.com.

Photo by David LaBelle

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Taking Our Concerns to the TopPatrick Ledger, CEO of Arizona’s G&T Cooperatives, joins three other co-op CEOs in a face-to-face meeting with EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy to discuss carbon ruleArizona’s G&T Cooperatives CEO Patrick Ledger and three other elec-tric cooperative CEOs had the chance to take their concerns about the effects of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed carbon rule to the very top recently in a face-to-face meet-ing in Washington, D.C., with EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy.

The meeting provided what is probably the only chance for them to talk in person with the head of the EPA about the negative effects the agency’s proposal will have on co-ops before it issues a final rule, now expected in July.

Ledger and the other CEOs told McCarthy that unless the rule is modi-fied, the reductions in carbon emissions the EPA is seeking cannot be met, will create stranded assets, and have severe economic impacts on the communities and people who use its power.

“Stranded costs, stranded assets and stranded debt: That’s our most immedi-ate and most significant concern,” Ledger said. “We demonstrated that some of the assumptions they’ve made about the Clean Power Plan are inapplicable to co-ops.”

McCarthy has signaled in several recent media interviews that the EPA may revise the proposed rule, but she and other top EPA officials are not saying how. Some reports have indicated there may be movement on the final overall carbon emissions goal.

However, McCarthy has said the so-called interim rule—which, as proposed, would shutter all coal plants in Arizona by 2020—will not be shelved.

She has called an interim goal “essen-tial,” but has not said publicly whether it might be amended.

A common concern among the CEOs is the stranded assets and debt that will be created if the final rule is not changed.

They also expressed concerns about the long-term and disproportionate impact the proposed rule will have on communi-ties and rural members, many of whom live at or below the federal poverty level.

In addition, the proposed rule makes flawed assumptions about the availabil-ity of other forms of generation, such as pipeline natural gas, and transmission infrastructure.

The ability to increase energy effi-ciency measures also is limited.

“Electric co-ops have been in the energy-efficiency business for decades,” said Mel Coleman, CEO of the North Arkansas Electric Cooperative. “The low-hanging fruit is long gone.”

Two priorities of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association are to get the EPA to recognize the need to pre-serve the remaining useful life of exist-ing power plants, and to eliminate the interim 2020 goals and push back the deadline for final compliance.

In addition to Arizona and Arkansas, the electric co-ops represented in the meeting with the EPA were Sunflower Electric Power Corp. of Kansas and Seminole Electric Cooperative of Florida. n

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Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) On April 21, 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers jointly proposed new rules to change the defi nition of Waters of the U.S., saying the agencies wanted to clarify protection of the nation’s water resources under the Clean Water Act.

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documents and not rulemaking. It aff ects every area of the country, including ours, where arid

desert and dry washes make up much of the service territory of our member cooperatives.

The proposed rule does not exclude so-called ephemeral washes, or dry washes, and could be interpreted in such a way as to restrict how property is used in even the most extreme situations. For example, a property owner has a small depression that overfl ows when it rains, sending runoff to a nearby dry wash, which empties into another dry wash, which eventually connects with a stream, river or pond. That depression on that property would fall under federal jurisdiction, and the owner would not be able to change the property’s profi le.

Such a wide-ranging rule will impose onerous, unnecessary and costly burdens on rural cooperative members. Based on an analysis of Jurisdictional Delineations in Arizona in 2013 and 2014, the extent of federal jurisdiction over ephemeral streams could increase by as much as 240 percent in Arizona.

The proposed WOTUS changes will aff ect many daily activities Arizona’s G&T Cooperatives and our member co-ops are involved in that include pesticide use permits, spill prevention control and countermeasure plans, and hundreds of other regulatory actions.

Ozone StandardsProposed changes to national standards on ozone will have serious and far-reaching eff ects on the nation’s electric utility cooperatives. Arizona’s G&T Cooperatives and its member distribution cooperatives have provided written comments opposing revisions to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for ozone under the Clean Air Act.

The latest proposed revisions, announced December 17, mark the second time in four years the EPA said it wants to make

the national ozone standards more stringent. The EPA wants to replace the current level of 75 parts per billion with a new standard of 65 to 70 ppb. The agency is seeking comment on a proposed standard as low as 60 ppb.

“Despite the fact that states are currently committing substantial resources toward achieving emissions reductions under those current standards, the EPA is now proposing a new stringent range of ozone standards from 0.070 to 0.065 ppb that would bring vast parts of the country into nonattainment,” said Michelle Freeark, director of safety and environmental services for AzGT. “In some areas, this proposed range is at or near the level of background ozone that is naturally occurring or internationally transported. According to the agency’s own data, even the pristine Grand Canyon and Yellowstone National parks would fail the proposed ozone standards.”

If adopted at 60 ppb, the new standards immediately will triple the number of areas across the United States in nonattainment status—not being in compliance for that pollutant. The Apache Generating Station is considered a source, and would go to nonattainment status because Cochise County is currently at a level of 73 ppb.

Businesses and industry with nonattainment status would be required to install expensive technology to control ozone to whatever levels the EPA dictates. The National Association of Manufacturers estimates a 60 ppb ozone standard would reduce the gross domestic product by $270 billion, with a resulting loss of 2.9 million job years and a cost to the average U.S. household of $1,570.

“Arizona’s electric cooperatives strongly oppose the EPA’s proposal to revise the ozone NAAQS and strongly urge the retention of the current ozone standard,” said Freeark. “The EPA’s stringent proposed levels could push virtually the entire country into nonattainment—where local communities face burdens to commercial and industrial activity vital to creating jobs, and to providing tax revenue supporting important local services like public safety and education. This proposal’s hardship to the American worker is real and immediate, while the benefi ts are unverifi ed and uncertain.

“We all value clean air and are proud that ozone-forming emissions have been cut in half since 1980, leading to a 33 percent drop in ozone concentrations. However, the EPA’s current proposed ozone NAAQS revisions are premature and unnecessary, as the agency just updated the ozone standards six years ago, and these standards are still being implemented by states.”

Other EPA Regulations Could Aff ect Electric Generation

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Board of DirectorsBilly Adams, PresidentRyall Stewart, Vice PresidentJoel Carlisle, SecretaryHarold Burdick, TreasurerPaul ElmoreBelinda HeplerMichael Machado

General ManaGerKevin Short

ANZA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.P.O. Box 391909 • Anza, CA 92539

Phone: (951) 763-4333 • Fax: (951) 763-5297 • aec@anzaelectric.org • www.anzaelectric.orgOur crew is on standby 24 hours a day. To report an outage or other service problem, please call (951) 763-4333.

As Internet technology has rapidly changed and expanded, it has been necessary for all of us to change our way of thinking and of conducting our lives. Smartphones, streaming video, email—all relatively new concepts, and now a part of our everyday lives. Anza Electric is changing as well, and is building for a smart new future.

Our elected board of directors recently approved the ConnectAnza fiber optic network to be built throughout our entire service territory. The goal of the program is to bring affordable, reliable, true high-speed Internet service to everyone in Anza, Aguanga, Garner Valley, Pinyon and Mountain Center.

This program will take time to build, but the goal is to offer connection to the first members within one year. At the same time, we will build more reliability and connectivity into our electric distribution system, which will help reduce outage times, increase voltage controls and reduce our operating costs.

As the program requires ratification by our members due to necessary bylaws changes, it will be presented to everyone for a special election via mail on May 1.

When you receive your ballot, please read through the material carefully. Along with the fiber optic service question, we have included removing language that references the Rural Utilities Service. This is due to our refinance of RUS debt late last year, which will save our members more than $2.2 million during the coming decade.

If you do not receive a ballot, call or stop by for a replacement. It is important that everyone participates.

For more information regarding the special election, please call us or visit our website at www.anzaelectric.org.

We encourage everyone to join us in our effort to improve our community and our way of life by approving the proposal.

Let’s Connect, AnzaEMPLOYEE ANNIVERSARIES

May and JuneCongratulations!

XJames Clabaugh ............ 14 years XEli Higgins ........................ 30 years

IMPORTANT DATES XDirector candidate petitions due .................... May 19

XSpecial election ballots due ........................ May 22

XMemorial Day (co-op office closed) ....... May 25

XAnnual membership meeting .............................. July 18

Kevin Short

A Message from the Manager

Need Help With Your Utility Bills?CAP Riverside/HEAP Program Anza Community HallWednesday, May 209:30 to 11 a.m.

BRING COPIES OF:XX Proof of household incomeXX Current electric and propane

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For application information, visit www.capriverside.org or www.anzaelectric.org.

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