{"id":7784,"date":"2023-09-11T16:08:27","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T23:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/energydemocracy.us\/?page_id=7784"},"modified":"2026-04-16T19:41:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T02:41:10","slug":"refocus-overview-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/energydemocracy.us\/es\/refocus-overview-2\/","title":{"rendered":"REFOCUS Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\" style=\"min-height:679px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><video class=\"wp-block-cover__video-background intrinsic-ignore\" autoplay muted loop playsinline src=\"https:\/\/energydemocracy.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/P1017648.mov\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"><\/video><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\"><style>.kadence-column7784_8bf328-e1 > 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.kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7784_2a44a7-79 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:row;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column7784_2a44a7-79 > .kt-inside-inner-col > *, .kadence-column7784_2a44a7-79 > .kt-inside-inner-col > figure.wp-block-image, .kadence-column7784_2a44a7-79 > .kt-inside-inner-col > figure.wp-block-kadence-image{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kadence-column7784_2a44a7-79 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image-is-ratio-size{flex-grow:1;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column7784_2a44a7-79{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column7784_2a44a7-79{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column7784_2a44a7-79 > .kt-inside-inner-col{align-items:center;}.kadence-column7784_2a44a7-79 > 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figure.wp-block-kadence-image{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kadence-column7784_2a44a7-79 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image-is-ratio-size{flex-grow:1;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column7784_2a44a7-79{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column7784_2a44a7-79{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column7784_2a44a7-79 > .kt-inside-inner-col{align-items:center;}.kadence-column7784_2a44a7-79 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:row;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:flex-start;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column7784_2a44a7-79 > .kt-inside-inner-col > *, .kadence-column7784_2a44a7-79 > .kt-inside-inner-col > figure.wp-block-image, .kadence-column7784_2a44a7-79 > .kt-inside-inner-col > figure.wp-block-kadence-image{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kadence-column7784_2a44a7-79 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image-is-ratio-size{flex-grow:1;}}<\/style>\n<article class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column7784_2a44a7-79 kb-section-dir-horizontal inner-column-1 timeline-item\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><style>.kb-image7784_a213d7-20.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image7784_a213d7-20 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:408px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image7784_a213d7-20.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image7784_a213d7-20 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image7784_a213d7-20{max-width:408px;}.image-is-svg.kb-image7784_a213d7-20{-webkit-flex:0 1 100%;flex:0 1 100%;}.image-is-svg.kb-image7784_a213d7-20 img{width:100%;}.kb-image7784_a213d7-20 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image7784_a213d7-20 size-full timeline-item-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/energydemocracy.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/an-aerial-view-showing-massive-flooding-in-sections-of-new-orleans-louisiana-f4c218-1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-9008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/energydemocracy.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/an-aerial-view-showing-massive-flooding-in-sections-of-new-orleans-louisiana-f4c218-1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/energydemocracy.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/an-aerial-view-showing-massive-flooding-in-sections-of-new-orleans-louisiana-f4c218-1024-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/energydemocracy.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/an-aerial-view-showing-massive-flooding-in-sections-of-new-orleans-louisiana-f4c218-1024-768x511.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-icon.kt-svg-icons7784_4698a4-ac{justify-content:center;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-icon kt-svg-icons kt-svg-icons7784_4698a4-ac alignnone timeline-item-icon\"><style>.kt-svg-item-7784_d8910e-97 .kb-svg-icon-wrap, .kt-svg-style-stacked.kt-svg-item-7784_d8910e-97 .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:#444444;font-size:50px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-single-icon kt-svg-style-default kt-svg-icon-wrap kt-svg-item-7784_d8910e-97\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_aperture\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><line x1=\"14.31\" y1=\"8\" x2=\"20.05\" y2=\"17.94\"\/><line x1=\"9.69\" y1=\"8\" x2=\"21.17\" y2=\"8\"\/><line x1=\"7.38\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"13.12\" y2=\"2.06\"\/><line x1=\"9.69\" y1=\"16\" x2=\"3.95\" y2=\"6.06\"\/><line x1=\"14.31\" y1=\"16\" x2=\"2.83\" y2=\"16\"\/><line x1=\"16.62\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"10.88\" y2=\"21.94\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group timeline-item-content is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7784_74958a-3a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7784_74958a-3a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7784_74958a-3a\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7784_74958a-3a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7784_74958a-3a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7784_74958a-3a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7784_74958a-3a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7784_74958a-3a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7784_74958a-3a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading7784_74958a-3a timeline-item-title wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7784_74958a-3a\">2005<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"timeline-item-excerpt has-small-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.6\">Hurricane Katrina becomes one the most devastating hurricanes in the U.S. history. <strong>The utility company, Entergy, takes a page from the utility playbook: they target Black and poor neighborhoods of New Orleans in their negligence,<\/strong> and leave more than 2 million homes and businesses without power in the hurricane\u2019s aftermath. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:7px\"><sub>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.demos.org\/blog\/years-after-katrina-black-poor-remains-high-risk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Demos.org<\/a><\/sub><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/article>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column7784_5359a2-3b > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column7784_5359a2-3b > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7784_5359a2-3b > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7784_5359a2-3b > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7784_5359a2-3b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:row;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column7784_5359a2-3b > .kt-inside-inner-col > *, .kadence-column7784_5359a2-3b > .kt-inside-inner-col > figure.wp-block-image, .kadence-column7784_5359a2-3b > .kt-inside-inner-col > figure.wp-block-kadence-image{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kadence-column7784_5359a2-3b > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image-is-ratio-size{flex-grow:1;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column7784_5359a2-3b{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column7784_5359a2-3b{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column7784_5359a2-3b > .kt-inside-inner-col{align-items:center;}.kadence-column7784_5359a2-3b > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7784_5359a2-3b{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column7784_5359a2-3b{align-self:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column7784_5359a2-3b{align-self:auto;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column7784_5359a2-3b > .kt-inside-inner-col{align-items:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7784_5359a2-3b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:row;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7784_5359a2-3b > .kt-inside-inner-col > *, .kadence-column7784_5359a2-3b > .kt-inside-inner-col > figure.wp-block-image, .kadence-column7784_5359a2-3b > .kt-inside-inner-col > figure.wp-block-kadence-image{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kadence-column7784_5359a2-3b > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image-is-ratio-size{flex-grow:1;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column7784_5359a2-3b{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column7784_5359a2-3b{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column7784_5359a2-3b > .kt-inside-inner-col{align-items:center;}.kadence-column7784_5359a2-3b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:row;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:flex-start;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column7784_5359a2-3b > .kt-inside-inner-col > *, .kadence-column7784_5359a2-3b > .kt-inside-inner-col > figure.wp-block-image, .kadence-column7784_5359a2-3b > .kt-inside-inner-col > figure.wp-block-kadence-image{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kadence-column7784_5359a2-3b > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image-is-ratio-size{flex-grow:1;}}.kadence-column7784_5359a2-3b .kt-inside-inner-col {ndisplay: grid;n}<\/style>\n<article class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column7784_5359a2-3b kb-section-dir-horizontal kb-section-sm-dir-horizontal inner-column-1 timeline-item\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group timeline-item-content is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7784_fe8074-d5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7784_fe8074-d5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7784_fe8074-d5\"]{text-align:right;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7784_fe8074-d5 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7784_fe8074-d5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7784_fe8074-d5\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7784_fe8074-d5 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7784_fe8074-d5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7784_fe8074-d5\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading7784_fe8074-d5 timeline-item-title wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7784_fe8074-d5\">2010<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right timeline-item-excerpt has-small-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.6\">BP Deepwater Horizon spilled 60,000 barrels of oil <em>per day<\/em> into the Gulf of Mexico at its peak. More than half of BP&#8217;s sites for disposing of cleaned-up oil and waste are in communities of color. <strong>They damage our climate, and divide us by making sure that some pay a toxic price for their profits.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\" style=\"font-size:7px\"><sub>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/colorlines.com\/article\/bps-dumping-oil-spill-waste-communities-color-study-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colorlines.org<\/a><\/sub><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-icon.kt-svg-icons7784_37707b-f8{justify-content:center;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-icon kt-svg-icons kt-svg-icons7784_37707b-f8 alignnone timeline-item-icon\"><style>.kt-svg-item-7784_a6eb33-98 .kb-svg-icon-wrap, .kt-svg-style-stacked.kt-svg-item-7784_a6eb33-98 .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:#444444;font-size:50px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-single-icon kt-svg-style-default kt-svg-icon-wrap kt-svg-item-7784_a6eb33-98\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_aperture\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><line x1=\"14.31\" y1=\"8\" x2=\"20.05\" y2=\"17.94\"\/><line x1=\"9.69\" y1=\"8\" x2=\"21.17\" y2=\"8\"\/><line x1=\"7.38\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"13.12\" y2=\"2.06\"\/><line x1=\"9.69\" y1=\"16\" x2=\"3.95\" y2=\"6.06\"\/><line x1=\"14.31\" y1=\"16\" x2=\"2.83\" y2=\"16\"\/><line x1=\"16.62\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"10.88\" y2=\"21.94\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image7784_69de94-81.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image7784_69de94-81 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:408px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image7784_69de94-81.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image7784_69de94-81 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image7784_69de94-81{max-width:408px;}.image-is-svg.kb-image7784_69de94-81{-webkit-flex:0 1 100%;flex:0 1 100%;}.image-is-svg.kb-image7784_69de94-81 img{width:100%;}.kb-image7784_69de94-81 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image7784_69de94-81 timeline-item-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/energydemocracy.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/4711481781_0e34103a33_c.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-6044\" srcset=\"https:\/\/energydemocracy.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/4711481781_0e34103a33_c.jpg 800w, https:\/\/energydemocracy.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/4711481781_0e34103a33_c-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/energydemocracy.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/4711481781_0e34103a33_c-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/article>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column7784_a72898-b6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column7784_a72898-b6 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7784_a72898-b6 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7784_a72898-b6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7784_a72898-b6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:row;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column7784_a72898-b6 > .kt-inside-inner-col > *, .kadence-column7784_a72898-b6 > .kt-inside-inner-col > figure.wp-block-image, .kadence-column7784_a72898-b6 > .kt-inside-inner-col > figure.wp-block-kadence-image{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kadence-column7784_a72898-b6 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image-is-ratio-size{flex-grow:1;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column7784_a72898-b6{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column7784_a72898-b6{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column7784_a72898-b6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{align-items:center;}.kadence-column7784_a72898-b6 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7784_a72898-b6{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column7784_a72898-b6{align-self:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column7784_a72898-b6{align-self:auto;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column7784_a72898-b6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{align-items:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7784_a72898-b6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:row;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7784_a72898-b6 > .kt-inside-inner-col > *, .kadence-column7784_a72898-b6 > .kt-inside-inner-col > figure.wp-block-image, .kadence-column7784_a72898-b6 > .kt-inside-inner-col > figure.wp-block-kadence-image{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kadence-column7784_a72898-b6 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image-is-ratio-size{flex-grow:1;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column7784_a72898-b6{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column7784_a72898-b6{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column7784_a72898-b6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{align-items:center;}.kadence-column7784_a72898-b6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:row;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:flex-start;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column7784_a72898-b6 > .kt-inside-inner-col > *, .kadence-column7784_a72898-b6 > .kt-inside-inner-col > figure.wp-block-image, .kadence-column7784_a72898-b6 > .kt-inside-inner-col > figure.wp-block-kadence-image{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kadence-column7784_a72898-b6 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image-is-ratio-size{flex-grow:1;}}<\/style>\n<article class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column7784_a72898-b6 kb-section-dir-horizontal inner-column-1 timeline-item\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image7784_c79315-29.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image7784_c79315-29 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:408px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image7784_c79315-29.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image7784_c79315-29 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image7784_c79315-29{max-width:408px;}.image-is-svg.kb-image7784_c79315-29{-webkit-flex:0 1 100%;flex:0 1 100%;}.image-is-svg.kb-image7784_c79315-29 img{width:100%;}.kb-image7784_c79315-29 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image7784_c79315-29 timeline-item-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/energydemocracy.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/37372729655_95007c9c0c_c.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-6042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/energydemocracy.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/37372729655_95007c9c0c_c.jpg 800w, https:\/\/energydemocracy.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/37372729655_95007c9c0c_c-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/energydemocracy.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/37372729655_95007c9c0c_c-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-icon.kt-svg-icons7784_56bbc0-b3{justify-content:center;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-icon kt-svg-icons kt-svg-icons7784_56bbc0-b3 alignnone timeline-item-icon\"><style>.kt-svg-item-7784_89c1cf-60 .kb-svg-icon-wrap, .kt-svg-style-stacked.kt-svg-item-7784_89c1cf-60 .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:#444444;font-size:50px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-single-icon kt-svg-style-default kt-svg-icon-wrap kt-svg-item-7784_89c1cf-60\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_aperture\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><line x1=\"14.31\" y1=\"8\" x2=\"20.05\" y2=\"17.94\"\/><line x1=\"9.69\" y1=\"8\" x2=\"21.17\" y2=\"8\"\/><line x1=\"7.38\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"13.12\" y2=\"2.06\"\/><line x1=\"9.69\" y1=\"16\" x2=\"3.95\" y2=\"6.06\"\/><line x1=\"14.31\" y1=\"16\" x2=\"2.83\" y2=\"16\"\/><line x1=\"16.62\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"10.88\" y2=\"21.94\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group timeline-item-content is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7784_e65914-b3, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7784_e65914-b3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7784_e65914-b3\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7784_e65914-b3 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7784_e65914-b3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7784_e65914-b3\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7784_e65914-b3 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7784_e65914-b3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7784_e65914-b3\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading7784_e65914-b3 timeline-item-title wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7784_e65914-b3\"> 2017<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"timeline-item-excerpt has-small-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.6\">Hurricane Maria knocked out power in Puerto Rico for months. The power authority, PREPA, contributed to the death of ~3,000 people, mostly low-income elders, by failing to keep the lights on <em>for months<\/em> after the hurricane\u2019s passing. <strong>Now, Puerto Ricans pay some of the highest electricity bills in the country, and American taxpayers are left with the bill for executives&#8217; negligence.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/energydemocracy.us\/REFOCUS\">Take action &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/article>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column7784_61e5ac-40 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column7784_61e5ac-40 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7784_61e5ac-40 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7784_61e5ac-40 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7784_61e5ac-40 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:row;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column7784_61e5ac-40 > .kt-inside-inner-col > *, .kadence-column7784_61e5ac-40 > .kt-inside-inner-col > figure.wp-block-image, .kadence-column7784_61e5ac-40 > .kt-inside-inner-col > figure.wp-block-kadence-image{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kadence-column7784_61e5ac-40 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image-is-ratio-size{flex-grow:1;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column7784_61e5ac-40{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column7784_61e5ac-40{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column7784_61e5ac-40 > .kt-inside-inner-col{align-items:center;}.kadence-column7784_61e5ac-40 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7784_61e5ac-40{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column7784_61e5ac-40{align-self:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column7784_61e5ac-40{align-self:auto;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column7784_61e5ac-40 > .kt-inside-inner-col{align-items:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7784_61e5ac-40 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:row;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7784_61e5ac-40 > .kt-inside-inner-col > *, .kadence-column7784_61e5ac-40 > .kt-inside-inner-col > figure.wp-block-image, .kadence-column7784_61e5ac-40 > .kt-inside-inner-col > figure.wp-block-kadence-image{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kadence-column7784_61e5ac-40 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image-is-ratio-size{flex-grow:1;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column7784_61e5ac-40{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column7784_61e5ac-40{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column7784_61e5ac-40 > .kt-inside-inner-col{align-items:center;}.kadence-column7784_61e5ac-40 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:row;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:flex-start;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column7784_61e5ac-40 > .kt-inside-inner-col > *, .kadence-column7784_61e5ac-40 > .kt-inside-inner-col > figure.wp-block-image, .kadence-column7784_61e5ac-40 > .kt-inside-inner-col > figure.wp-block-kadence-image{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kadence-column7784_61e5ac-40 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image-is-ratio-size{flex-grow:1;}}.kadence-column7784_61e5ac-40 .kt-inside-inner-col {ndisplay: grid;n}<\/style>\n<article class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column7784_61e5ac-40 kb-section-dir-horizontal kb-section-sm-dir-horizontal inner-column-1 timeline-item\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group timeline-item-content is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7784_437843-ec, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7784_437843-ec[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7784_437843-ec\"]{text-align:right;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7784_437843-ec mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7784_437843-ec[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7784_437843-ec\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7784_437843-ec img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7784_437843-ec[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7784_437843-ec\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading7784_437843-ec timeline-item-title wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7784_437843-ec\">2018<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right timeline-item-excerpt has-small-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.6\">A Pacific Gas &amp; Electric transmission line sparks the Camp Fire, the deadliest fire in California state history. <strong>Executives want to point fingers, assign blame, and turn us against each other without making real change to prevent tragedy from happening again.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-icon.kt-svg-icons7784_01a2f5-20{justify-content:center;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-icon kt-svg-icons kt-svg-icons7784_01a2f5-20 alignnone timeline-item-icon\"><style>.kt-svg-item-7784_4d7699-54 .kb-svg-icon-wrap, .kt-svg-style-stacked.kt-svg-item-7784_4d7699-54 .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:#444444;font-size:50px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-single-icon kt-svg-style-default kt-svg-icon-wrap kt-svg-item-7784_4d7699-54\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_aperture\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><line x1=\"14.31\" y1=\"8\" x2=\"20.05\" y2=\"17.94\"\/><line x1=\"9.69\" y1=\"8\" x2=\"21.17\" y2=\"8\"\/><line x1=\"7.38\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"13.12\" y2=\"2.06\"\/><line x1=\"9.69\" y1=\"16\" x2=\"3.95\" y2=\"6.06\"\/><line x1=\"14.31\" y1=\"16\" x2=\"2.83\" y2=\"16\"\/><line x1=\"16.62\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"10.88\" y2=\"21.94\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image7784_39ebc4-e9.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image7784_39ebc4-e9 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:408px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image7784_39ebc4-e9.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image7784_39ebc4-e9 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image7784_39ebc4-e9{max-width:408px;}.image-is-svg.kb-image7784_39ebc4-e9{-webkit-flex:0 1 100%;flex:0 1 100%;}.image-is-svg.kb-image7784_39ebc4-e9 img{width:100%;}.kb-image7784_39ebc4-e9 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image7784_39ebc4-e9 timeline-item-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/energydemocracy.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/44160840020_1d17c82ce5_c.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-6048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/energydemocracy.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/44160840020_1d17c82ce5_c.jpg 799w, https:\/\/energydemocracy.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/44160840020_1d17c82ce5_c-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/energydemocracy.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/44160840020_1d17c82ce5_c-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><figcaption><sub><em>Photo<\/em><\/sub> <sub>c<em>redit: California National Guard, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/caguard\/44160840020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bit.ly\/3YSY1jJ<\/a><\/em><\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/article>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column7784_3d6705-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column7784_3d6705-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7784_3d6705-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7784_3d6705-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7784_3d6705-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:row;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column7784_3d6705-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col > *, .kadence-column7784_3d6705-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col > figure.wp-block-image, .kadence-column7784_3d6705-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col > figure.wp-block-kadence-image{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kadence-column7784_3d6705-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image-is-ratio-size{flex-grow:1;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column7784_3d6705-73{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column7784_3d6705-73{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column7784_3d6705-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col{align-items:center;}.kadence-column7784_3d6705-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7784_3d6705-73{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column7784_3d6705-73{align-self:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column7784_3d6705-73{align-self:auto;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column7784_3d6705-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col{align-items:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7784_3d6705-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:row;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7784_3d6705-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col > *, .kadence-column7784_3d6705-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col > figure.wp-block-image, .kadence-column7784_3d6705-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col > figure.wp-block-kadence-image{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kadence-column7784_3d6705-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image-is-ratio-size{flex-grow:1;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column7784_3d6705-73{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column7784_3d6705-73{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column7784_3d6705-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col{align-items:center;}.kadence-column7784_3d6705-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:row;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:flex-start;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column7784_3d6705-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col > *, .kadence-column7784_3d6705-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col > figure.wp-block-image, .kadence-column7784_3d6705-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col > figure.wp-block-kadence-image{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kadence-column7784_3d6705-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image-is-ratio-size{flex-grow:1;}}<\/style>\n<article class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column7784_3d6705-73 kb-section-dir-horizontal inner-column-1 timeline-item\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image7784_f4c570-9a.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image7784_f4c570-9a .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:408px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image7784_f4c570-9a.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image7784_f4c570-9a .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image7784_f4c570-9a{max-width:408px;}.image-is-svg.kb-image7784_f4c570-9a{-webkit-flex:0 1 100%;flex:0 1 100%;}.image-is-svg.kb-image7784_f4c570-9a img{width:100%;}.kb-image7784_f4c570-9a .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image7784_f4c570-9a timeline-item-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1321\" src=\"https:\/\/energydemocracy.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/shutterstock_1689139108-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-6047\" srcset=\"https:\/\/energydemocracy.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/shutterstock_1689139108-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/energydemocracy.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/shutterstock_1689139108-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/energydemocracy.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/shutterstock_1689139108-1024x528.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/energydemocracy.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/shutterstock_1689139108-768x396.jpg 768w, https:\/\/energydemocracy.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/shutterstock_1689139108-1536x793.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/energydemocracy.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/shutterstock_1689139108-2048x1057.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-icon.kt-svg-icons7784_742b23-25{justify-content:center;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-icon kt-svg-icons kt-svg-icons7784_742b23-25 alignnone timeline-item-icon\"><style>.kt-svg-item-7784_15669a-a3 .kb-svg-icon-wrap, .kt-svg-style-stacked.kt-svg-item-7784_15669a-a3 .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:#444444;font-size:50px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-single-icon kt-svg-style-default kt-svg-icon-wrap kt-svg-item-7784_15669a-a3\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_aperture\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><line x1=\"14.31\" y1=\"8\" x2=\"20.05\" y2=\"17.94\"\/><line x1=\"9.69\" y1=\"8\" x2=\"21.17\" y2=\"8\"\/><line x1=\"7.38\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"13.12\" y2=\"2.06\"\/><line x1=\"9.69\" y1=\"16\" x2=\"3.95\" y2=\"6.06\"\/><line x1=\"14.31\" y1=\"16\" x2=\"2.83\" y2=\"16\"\/><line x1=\"16.62\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"10.88\" y2=\"21.94\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group timeline-item-content is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7784_924d91-9a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7784_924d91-9a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7784_924d91-9a\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7784_924d91-9a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7784_924d91-9a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7784_924d91-9a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7784_924d91-9a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7784_924d91-9a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7784_924d91-9a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading7784_924d91-9a timeline-item-title wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7784_924d91-9a\">2020<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.6\">In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic compounded, utility companies across the country demanded more than $40B from struggling families having to choose between paying their electricity bill or buying groceries. <strong>Time and time again, power companies try to bully us into paying their shareholder debts..all while failing to provide the energy we need.<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/article>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column7784_358989-69 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column7784_358989-69 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7784_358989-69 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7784_358989-69 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7784_358989-69 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:row;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column7784_358989-69 > .kt-inside-inner-col > *, .kadence-column7784_358989-69 > .kt-inside-inner-col > figure.wp-block-image, .kadence-column7784_358989-69 > .kt-inside-inner-col > figure.wp-block-kadence-image{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kadence-column7784_358989-69 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image-is-ratio-size{flex-grow:1;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column7784_358989-69{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column7784_358989-69{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column7784_358989-69 > .kt-inside-inner-col{align-items:center;}.kadence-column7784_358989-69 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7784_358989-69{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column7784_358989-69{align-self:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > 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.wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column7784_358989-69{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column7784_358989-69 > .kt-inside-inner-col{align-items:center;}.kadence-column7784_358989-69 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:row;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:flex-start;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column7784_358989-69 > .kt-inside-inner-col > *, .kadence-column7784_358989-69 > .kt-inside-inner-col > figure.wp-block-image, .kadence-column7784_358989-69 > .kt-inside-inner-col > figure.wp-block-kadence-image{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kadence-column7784_358989-69 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image-is-ratio-size{flex-grow:1;}}.kadence-column7784_358989-69 .kt-inside-inner-col {ndisplay: grid;n}<\/style>\n<article class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column7784_358989-69 kb-section-dir-horizontal kb-section-sm-dir-horizontal inner-column-1 timeline-item\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group timeline-item-content is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7784_1a01f5-f9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7784_1a01f5-f9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7784_1a01f5-f9\"]{text-align:right;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7784_1a01f5-f9 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7784_1a01f5-f9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7784_1a01f5-f9\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7784_1a01f5-f9 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7784_1a01f5-f9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7784_1a01f5-f9\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading7784_1a01f5-f9 timeline-item-title wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7784_1a01f5-f9\">2021<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-small-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.6\">Severe winter storms swept across the United States, hitting low-income communities of color the hardest. Power company executives failed to keep the heat on for neighborhoods in the South, killing nearly 6,500 people. <strong>From the Lone Star State to the Big Apple,<\/strong> <strong>their neglect and centralized power harms our communities&#8217; survival and safety. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\" style=\"font-size:7px\"><sub>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/news\/houston-texas\/houston\/article\/Did-Texas-undercount-2021-freeze-deaths-COVID-16928281.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Houston Chronicle<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2021\/02\/19\/Texas-winter-storm-suffering-inequities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas Tribune<\/a><\/sub><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-icon.kt-svg-icons7784_084b81-96{justify-content:center;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-icon kt-svg-icons kt-svg-icons7784_084b81-96 alignnone timeline-item-icon\"><style>.kt-svg-item-7784_4e8b59-30 .kb-svg-icon-wrap, .kt-svg-style-stacked.kt-svg-item-7784_4e8b59-30 .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:#444444;font-size:50px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-single-icon kt-svg-style-default kt-svg-icon-wrap kt-svg-item-7784_4e8b59-30\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_aperture\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><line x1=\"14.31\" y1=\"8\" x2=\"20.05\" y2=\"17.94\"\/><line x1=\"9.69\" y1=\"8\" x2=\"21.17\" y2=\"8\"\/><line x1=\"7.38\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"13.12\" y2=\"2.06\"\/><line x1=\"9.69\" y1=\"16\" x2=\"3.95\" y2=\"6.06\"\/><line x1=\"14.31\" y1=\"16\" x2=\"2.83\" y2=\"16\"\/><line x1=\"16.62\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"10.88\" y2=\"21.94\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image7784_a09a51-c5.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image7784_a09a51-c5 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:408px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image7784_a09a51-c5.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image7784_a09a51-c5 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image7784_a09a51-c5{max-width:408px;}.image-is-svg.kb-image7784_a09a51-c5{-webkit-flex:0 1 100%;flex:0 1 100%;}.image-is-svg.kb-image7784_a09a51-c5 img{width:100%;}.kb-image7784_a09a51-c5 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image7784_a09a51-c5 size-large timeline-item-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/energydemocracy.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/50975248406_6c7eee1343_o-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-9010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/energydemocracy.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/50975248406_6c7eee1343_o-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/energydemocracy.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/50975248406_6c7eee1343_o-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/energydemocracy.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/50975248406_6c7eee1343_o-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/energydemocracy.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/50975248406_6c7eee1343_o-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/energydemocracy.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/50975248406_6c7eee1343_o-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><sub><em>Photo credit: Jonathan Cutrer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/joncutrer\/50975248406\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bit.ly\/3YXpTTK<\/a><\/em><\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/article>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background dotted is-style-wide\" style=\"background-color:#ffdc3f;color:#ffdc3f\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" 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.kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column7784_5ec706-4d{max-width:1010px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;}.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal:not(.kb-section-md-dir-vertical)>.kt-inside-inner-col>.kadence-column7784_5ec706-4d{-webkit-flex:0 1 1010px;flex:0 1 1010px;max-width:unset;margin-left:unset;margin-right:unset;}.kadence-column7784_5ec706-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:2rem;padding-left:2rem;}.kadence-column7784_5ec706-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7784_5ec706-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7784_5ec706-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col{row-gap:2.5rem;column-gap:2.5rem;}.kadence-column7784_5ec706-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:row;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;flex-wrap:nowrap;}.kadence-column7784_5ec706-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col > *, .kadence-column7784_5ec706-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col > figure.wp-block-image, .kadence-column7784_5ec706-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col > figure.wp-block-kadence-image{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kadence-column7784_5ec706-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image-is-ratio-size{flex-grow:1;}.kadence-column7784_5ec706-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7784_5ec706-4d{position:relative;}@media all and (min-width: 1025px){.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal>.kt-inside-inner-col>.kadence-column7784_5ec706-4d{-webkit-flex:0 1 1010px;flex:0 1 1010px;max-width:unset;margin-left:unset;margin-right:unset;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7784_5ec706-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:row;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;flex-wrap:nowrap;}}@media all and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7784_5ec706-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col > *, .kadence-column7784_5ec706-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col > figure.wp-block-image, .kadence-column7784_5ec706-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col > 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class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column7784_5ec706-4d kb-section-dir-horizontal inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-x-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#25336d\">We\u2019re done footing the bill for their greed.<br>REFOCUS is about putting power back in the hands of the people.<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id7784_2b8378-01 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id7784_2b8378-01 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id7784_2b8378-01 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1192px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-4xl, 8rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-4xl, 8rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 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