The Ashen Blue Sky
Jakartas air is only fit to breathe 20 days out of the year. Other Indonesian cities are not much better.
October 31, 2006
A BLUE sky still appears far from achievable. Around 10 years ago, the Environment Minister launched the idea of a Blue Sky Program in the context of creating clean air. And there is one particular pollutant that is most threatening to the fetus and children under 4 years old: Lead, a heavy metal that does not kill directly, but rather instead damages intelligence and can cause children to be born with disabilities.
Last July, Pertamina stopped al
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