CLF in the Press
Here is a sampling of media coverage in recent years featuring the Center—its staff, board members and affiliated faculty.

2007 |2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001

2007

Food and Climate Change: An Invisible Problem
The Johns Hopkins News-Letter - October 2, 2008. By Jocelyn Wagman. The next time you're about to bite into a juicy steak, consider the impact your dinner has on global warming.

A Hunger for Solutions
Baltimore Sun - November 29, 2006. By Stephen A. Haering
Each year since 1995, the United States Department of Agriculture has released a report revealing a degree of hunger in the world's richest nation that is our collective shame. But are we allowed to refer to this reality as "hunger?"

Faking It
Runner's World - February 9, 2006. By Kristen Wolfe Beiler.
Are veggie burgers and phony bologna better than the real thing? Features comments by CLF Director Dr. Robert Lawrence.

Is 'Freegonomics' Really an Option?
London Observer - February 5, 2006. By Lucy Siegle. "Eating other people's leftovers may be economical, but there are better ways to cut down on consumption." Meatless Monday is featured as an alternative.

2005

How to Choose Peace: Stop Killing Animals for Food
Oregon Register-Guard, September 30, 2005. By Joshua Welch. In observance of World Farm Animal Day, Oct. 2, the author ties food animal production to human health and environmental impact. CLF is mentioned.

Tough Bugs Persist on Poultry
Associated Press, April 9, 2005.  By Alex Dominguez. Features CLF Fellow Lance Price’s study on antibiotic-resistant campylobacter on commercially distributed chicken products.

Can You Commit to Giving up Meat for One Day a Week?
about.com, January 23, 2005. Fiona Haynes talks about Meatless Monday in her column, “Low Fat Cooking”. Also links to her interview with CLF director Dr. Robert Lawrence.

Protecting the Future: Eating for Health & the Environment
Maryland Public Television, Thursday, May 26, 2005. CLF was the subject of a 30-minute documentary as part of the Voices of Vision series, a television documentary series that profiles locations, institutions and organizations that are changing the world.

2004

Threat to Food Supply on Rise
The Baltimore Sun, March 22, 2004.  Dennis O’Brien talks with director Robert Lawrence, MD, about food security. 

The True Cost of Meat
New Scientist, August 2004. An interview with director Robert Lawrence, MD, about the benefits of low-meat diets and the importance—and challenges—of improving animal agriculture.

Putting the Brakes on Factory Farms
The Raleigh News & Observer. Op-ed by director Robert Lawrence, MD, on the call by the American Public Health Association for a moratorium on new factory farms. 

Arsenic Used in Chicken Feed May Pose Threat
The Baltimore Sun, May 4, 2004.  CLF scientist warns that arsenic in chicken feed poses risks to public health and the environment.

Surprise! You May Be a "Flexitarian"
The Baltimore Sun, May 2, 2004. Article discussing growing trend for people to adhere to a vegetarian diet, but eat meat occasionally.

The Death of Meat: Nutrition Honchos in U.S. Plot to Do In Beef-burdened Food Rules 
NOW Magazine Online, April 15-21, 2004. By Wayne Roberts. Director Robert Lawrence, MD, and faculty member Ben Caballero, MD, PhD, discuss the negative human health and environmental effects of meat consumption and production.




2003

Of Marketing and Obesity
Reveries Magazine, December 2003. A round table discussion with CLF director and others about the relationship between marketing and obesity.

Going Vegetarian
Prevention Magazine, November 2003. By Holly McCord, RD, with Gloria McVeigh. CLF’s Pamela Rhubart is quoted in this article about the benefits of “going vegetarian” and how to do it. The Meatless Monday campaign is mentioned.

At a Harvard Café, Health for Lunch
The New York Times, Wednesday, November 19, 2003.  By Marian Burros. Quotes from CLF’s Janna Howley about healthy cafeteria alternatives.

Campaign Says 'Retreat From Meat' For a Day
The Baltimore Sun, April 23, 2003. Article discusses the Meatless Monday campaign.

Anglers Urged to be Wary of Urban Catch
The Baltimore Sun, April 15, 2003. This article on research conducted by CLF advisory board member Ellen Silbergeld, Phd, is based on a presentation she gave at "Health of the Bay: Health of People," a scientific panel hosted by CLF at the inaugural Restore America's Estuaries conference.




2002

The Measure of America(ns)
Johns Hopkins Public Health Magazine, Fall 2002.  Former Dean Al Sommer's “Et AL” column addresses the obesity epidemic and mentions CLF.

Ellen Silbergeld: Resistance Fighter
Johns Hopkins Public Health Magazine, Spring 2002. This feature article describes CLF advisory board member Ellen Silbergeld's research on antibiotic resistance arising from non-therapeutic use of antibiotics in animal production.

Increase Access to Healthy Food
The Baltimore Sun, June 16 2002. This editorial, by former CLF Urban Agriculture project director, Leo Horrigan, addresses the need for greater food security measures in Baltimore. 

Incorporating Health and Ecological Costs into Agricultural Production 
Environmental Health Perspectives, Volume 110, Number 5, May 2002. An editorial by Richard A. Fenske, Department of Environmental Health, University of Washington, Seattle. Mentions CLF’s work on industrial agriculture and sustainability.

2001

What if Cipro Stopped Working?
The New York Times, November 3, 2001.  This op-ed piece by CLF advisory board member Ellen Silbergeld, PhD, and associate director Polly Walker, MD, describes the risks associated with non-therapeutic use of antibiotics in industrial agriculture.

Increase Gasoline Prices to Deter Guzzling SUVs
The Baltimore Sun, July 24, 2001. This editorial, by CLF ddvisory board member Tim Buckley, PhD, describes the environmental and public health costs of gas-guzzling vehicles and argues for higher gas prices to stem the SUV craze.

Don't Bring Home So Much Bacon
The Baltimore Sun, April 15, 2001. An editorial by CLF director Robert Lawrence, MD, cites the various health and environmental problems caused by high meat consumption and argues for moderation in meat consumption.