BRUNSWICK — An event called “Connect the Dots: How dependence on fossil fuels leads to extreme weather and climate change” will run from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday in downtown Brunswick.
Sponsored by Occupy Brunswick and 350.org, activities will start at 10 a.m. at the gazebo on the Brunswick Mall.
“In recent years, there has been a worldwide increase in floods, tornadoes, melting ice caps, drought, devastating hurricanes, scorching wildfires and a seven-fold increase of Lyme disease in Maine,” an Occupy Brunswick release states. “Occupy Brunswick invites the community to gather at the gazebo … for a demonstration in support of the planet. Communities around the country will be joining 350.org to Connect the Dots — show how dependence on fossil fuels leads to extreme weather and climate change.”
“Occupy Brunswick invites the community to bring signs and banners demanding a separation of oil and state,” the release states. “Most Americans want affordable, reliable, clean sources of energy, not an energy policy dictated by the oil companies.”
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