Neil Young, who lost his home in the fires sweeping through the Malibu area, lashed out at the „so-called president“ for his denial of climate science.
Rock legend Neil Young, who lost his home in the wildfires sweeping through the Malibu area, lashed out at President Donald Trump for his denial of climate science.
Last week, Trump blamed the fire damage on “gross mismanagement” of forests in California and threatened to cut off federal funding. In response, Young slammed “our so-called president,” saying the real reason wasn’t mismanagement, but climate change.
“The extreme weather events and our extended drought is part of it,” Young wrote on his website, adding:
Some 400 square miles have burned in California, leaving 150,000 people displaced. In the northern part of the state, 29 people were killed in the Camp Fire, which also destroyed more than 6,700 buildings. In the south, fires killed two people and destroyed at least 180 structures in the Malibu area.
“Firefighters have never seen anything like this in their lives,” Young wrote. “I have heard that said countless times in the past two days, and I have lost my home before to a California fire, now another.”
He added:
Young purchased the Malibu home of then-girlfriend, and current wife, Daryl Hannah in 2016, Variety reported. It’s not clear if that’s the home he was referring to in his new message.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has lived and recorded in the area since the 1970s. According to Vulture, the 1978 Agoura-Malibu firestorm burned 25,000 acres and destroyed hundreds of homes, including Young’s.
