The following letter by Feasta trustee Mark Garavan was published by the Irish Times on August 21 2024. It was written in response to the article “Capitalism is killing the planet – but curtailing it is the discussion nobody wants to have” by Padraig Fogarty, published on August 8.
The letter below is the original version. The sections in green were edited out by the Irish Times, whose version can be found here.
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Dear Editor,
In his opinion article of August 8th Padraic Fogarty concludes by observing ‘Curtailing consumption is the conversation nobody wants to have’. While …
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