24-11-2016 17:11 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Swiss nuclear exit vote raises prospect of more fossil fuels

By Vera Eckert and John Miller ZURICH/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Switzerland votes in a referendum on Sunday on whether to make a speedy withdrawal from atomic energy production, a move that would reduce nuclear risks but raise reliance on fossil fuels from Germany or imported nuclear power from France. The opposition Swiss Greens and Social Democrats have pushed for a vote since the 2011 Fukushima disaster in Japan, but the government and industry oppose a quick exit, saying Switzerland would be una
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