Air pollution perennial headache for Jakarta (The Jakarta Post) The truth is not always pretty, but Jakarta is apparently ready to look straight at it. While many cities boast about their positive aspects, Jakarta is openly labeling itself as a polluted metropolis. [News Source]

Air pollution crosses safe limits (Dawn) KARACHI, June 4: Pakistanis are not only exposed to political and economic risks, but also the air they breathe and the water they drink are dangerously polluted. [News Source]

Clean, green & nuclear. Greenpeace founder Patrick Moore argues that the environmental movement ought to embrace nuclear power as a safe, efficient alternative to fossil fuels [News Source]

Maryland needs an energy overhaul. Pending rate increases have focused attention on electricity, yet few policymakers are looking beyond these increases to consider how Maryland could jump-start a culture of innovation and efficiency within its electricity sector. [News Source]

Stem the tide. North Carolina's coastal counties are being spoiled by rampant development. Preventive measures need to be taken, soon. [News Source]

Building a better pollution test. It's a ritual dreaded by car owners all across Colorado: taking vehicles in for time-consuming air pollution exams at inconveniently located testing stations. The legislature recently passed a law that could end the hassle and save car owners a few bucks, too. [News Source]

58 sites in S.J. considered toxic. San Joaquin County has perhaps more than its share of toxic sites according to a new online database. [News Source]

What’s yer poison? The most mundane, everyday products contain a toxic brew that floods the human body with some 700 synthetic chemicals - and could wreak havoc. [News Source]

Our own worst enemy. The saying used to be "cleanliness is next to godliness." But now we're discovering that cleanliness is really next to sickliness. At least when it comes to allergies and allergy-related ailments, such as asthma and eczema. [News Source]

Re-energizing the search for oil shale. Oil shale is fast emerging as a strategic fuel of choice by a committee studying domestic sources of energy, but the resource still has more question marks attached to it than periods. [News Source]

China’s dirty secret. The deaths of 12 miners at Sago Mine spurred a national debate over the effectiveness of mine safety regulations. But since then, scores, if not hundreds, of coal miners have perished in Chinese mines, garnering little notice from the rest of the world. [News Source]