The account AltUSNatParkService (@AltNatParkSer) launched Jan. 24, calling itself "The Unofficial #Resistance group of U.S. country wide Park carrier" in a Twitter bio. Its tweets share records associated with weather alternate and its impact on U.S. countrywide parks — and on the earth — and make contact with for extra rigorous authorities guide of technological know-how-based rules related to the environment.
given that then, severa different debts with comparable intentions have sprouted on Twitter. NASA on my own inspired several unaffiliated "rebellion" namesakes, which includes @NASAGoneRogue ("NASA employees taking a stand"), @RogueNASA ("The unofficial 'Resistance' crew of NASA") and @NASARogueOne ("rebellion with a cause"). [The Reality of Climate Change: 10 Myths Busted]
@AltNatParkSer appeared shortly after the Badlands country wide Park's reputable account published numerous unauthorized, but tremendously famous, tweets declaring climate alternate. The tweets have been later deleted, but they can still be visible inside the many screengrabs captured with the aid of Twitter customers.
different "rebellion" doppelgängers mirrored some of federal technology businesses: the U.S. branch of Agriculture, the Environmental protection company, the countrywide Oceanic and Atmospheric administration and the countrywide climate service, represented by way of (but now not related to) @altUSDA, @altUSEPA, @rogue_NOAA and @alternativeNWS, respectively.
Many identified themselves of their Twitter bios as "The Unofficial 'Resistance' crew" of whichever employer they represented.
The runaway recognition of @AltNatParkSer's tweets — the account quick collected over 14,000 followers — appeared to raise its founders' worries concerning their continued involvement. On Jan. 26, the anonymous crew tweeted that the participants had been handing the account over to activists and journalists who have technology backgrounds but who aren't federal employees, announcing that they were making the decision "for the sake of our colleagues."
however first, they tweeted a message that was meant in particular for President Donald Trump, caution that if he and his management preserve to disregard the risks of climate change, the devastation it wreaks on the planet will stand as his legacy.
