Jodie Bettis

Should we treat environmental crime more like murder? Serial killers and violent criminals dominate the headlines. What if we covered ecocide and pollution in the same way?

🤔 ‘One day it struck me that the world would be a very different place if environmental crimes were treated in the same way as murders. So, why aren’t they? And should they be?’

#ecocidelaw #greencrime

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This, on a day I am reading this…

#rightsofnature #newecologicalorder

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UK campaigners launch bill to give nature legal rights Private member’s bill backed by Chris Packham and Natalie Bennett would impose a duty of care on government and business

🤩 ‘The bill aims to enshrine the idea that there can be no lasting economic progress or social justice without respect for the natural world, and to change the legal status of nature from objects, property and resources to a legal subject with inherent rights.’

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The Death Toll Is Rising from Ecuador’s Crackdown on Protesters - Inside Climate News The unrest has been triggered, in part, by the targeting of environmental leaders whose work protects large swaths of the Amazon rainforest.

Three people have been killed in Ecuador amid nationwide protests triggered in part by crackdowns on environmentalists, according to civil society and human rights groups.

🤔 State. Sponsored. Ecocide.

Redhill Brook: Where Groundwater Meets Wastewater — and Promised Thames Water Upgrades Fail to Deliver a Cleaner River A catchment-scale investigation revealing how treated wastewater still drives pollution in the Mole’s largest tributary — despite Thames Water’s 2025 upgrade at Merstham sewage works.Our September 202...

🚨 Despite Thames Water’s recent upgrade at Merstham STW, our latest tests show contaminants >2× the legal limit and Bad water quality status in Redhill Brook. Wastewater treatment is still failing to deliver improvements needed to protect the River Mole www.rivermoleriverwatch.org.uk/post/redhill...

The sign of a great book. #dogeared #cornerturner #loveliterature #waysofbeing #morethanhuman

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💧 Our #rivers are polluted, overheated, & stripped of their natural features

We’re calling on the government to make #SpaceForWater and support a network of nature-rich river corridors across England

✍️ Sign the petition to help restore our rivers: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

UK falling behind EU on environmental rules amid post-Brexit rollback Exclusive: Labour ministers choosing to weaken green protections inherited from the bloc, analysis reveals

😔 ‘Since Brexit, the EU has brought forward 28 new, revised or upgraded pieces of environmental legislation that the UK has not adopted, and the UK has actively chosen to regress legislation on protected habitats, pesticides and fisheries.’

#environmentallaw
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Yes! I am thinking about whether to apply. Can the role be part-time/job shared? I am still PhD-ing (part-time)… 😬

Catastrophic impact of a THIRD runway at Heathrow - Colne Valley Regional Park A THIRD runway at Heathrow will have a catastrophic impact on the Colne Valley Regional Park. It will devastate local communities and sever ecological connectivity between the Thames and the Chilterns...

If you live in #StAlbans #Amersham #Uxbridge or other parts of #Herts #Bucks & #London you may think the impact of #HeathrowExpansion is remote. But building a runway over 5 rivers will harm the connection for fish & otters between the #Thames & #Chilterns
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😮 ‘A burst in August 2019 released “significant amounts of water” which flooded a nuclear weapons processing area, became contaminated with low levels of radioactive tritium and drained into Loch Long.’

Is there long-term, widespread, irreversible damage to the Loch ecosystem?

#ecocide #Scotland

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I just listened to this podcast on Hell with author Timothy Morton. What a rollercoaster 🎢 🤯💚🌎😈🪽🪲📖🤓

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Yay! Dr Eva 🥳 🧑‍🎓

Oh dear. Sorry I can’t help further

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I know this is an old post but just wanted to say thanks for sharing 🙏 #thematicanalysis #PhD #reflexiveTA

100% agree

Scottish peat bog.

“A crime against the common good.”

Scotland’s #Ecocide Bill aims to protect people, wildlife, and ecosystems from severe harm. Dive into the details and implications in this must read post by @jodiebettis.bsky.social: buff.ly/Lyyxf9A

Will Scotland become the first UK nation to criminalise ecocide?

Scotland could soon make history as the first UK nation to criminalise #ecocide aka severe, reckless harm to nature.

In our latest blog, @jodiebettis.bsky.social a Grand Union Scholar at the #OpenUniversity discusses how this bold legal move could set a global precedent:

Scottish peat bog.

With strong public support and international backing, Scotland’s proposed ecocide law could hold polluters criminally accountable.

Find out what’s at stake and what happens next in our latest blog by @jodiebettis.bsky.social: buff.ly/Lyyxf9A

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We have a range of scholarships that sit at the heart of the OU’s mission; to make higher education accessible to all, championing equity and inclusion: www.open.ac.uk/courses/fees...

Want to work with @greenparty.org.uk team in #HouseofLords, in a role split with party office? This social media/digital content role could be for you!

Please share with anyone likely to get interested!

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Bidders demand Thames Water granted immunity over environmental crimes Exclusive: ‘Ransom note’ requests would leave Environment Agency unable to prosecute company or management

😡 Criminal.

‘The demands…would render the Environment Agency (EA) largely powerless to take enforcement action against Britain’s biggest water company for some of the most serious criminal breaches of its licences and permits.’

#environmentalcrime

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Strategic Nature Network Rebuilding Nature has the vision to create a Strategic Nature Network by restoring dynamic ecosystems that protect society, delivering 30|30|30

Rebuilding Nature launched today and aims to create a UK Strategic Nature Network by 2030. The group includes National Highways, Network Rail and more.

Its key focus is re-connecting fragmented landscapes to allow the free movement of plants & wildlife and provide resilience against climate change.

Nationalisation is the only way to fix the crisis in the water industry Despite the damning evidence the government is clinging on to private ownership of water, which has fleeced customers for 36 years.

💦 ’The entire water sector in England is now controlled by companies with over 1,135 criminal convictions… In 2024, companies dumped raw sewage into rivers, seas and lakes for 3.62 million hours.’ 😮

#water #sewagescandal #environmentalcrime

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NFU seeks clarity from Defra over reports of budget cuts The NFU has warned that any cuts to the budget for ELMs will mean the government is effectively giving up on its own environmental targets, following media reports of what may be announced as part of ...

💷 ‘…the SFI has supported +37,000 farms to deliver healthier soils, cleaner water and more habitat for wildlife. [H]edgerows are being actively maintained, providing essential habitats for wildlife, improving carbon storage, and strengthening water management.’ 💥

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