Tag: phase-out

Swiss vote for gradual nuclear phaseout, energy makeover

by Nina LARSON GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The Swiss voted Sunday in favor of a massive overhaul of the country’s energy system by gradually replacing the power from its ageing nuclear reactors with renewable sources. A full 58.2 percent of Swiss voters supported the shift, according to a final tally after Sunday’s referendum, with only four of the country’s 26 cantons voting “no”. The move has been in the making since shortly after Japan’s Fukushima […]

The jeep – major cause of heart and lung disease

QUEZON City, Philippines (December 8) – Without a doubt, the jeep is the most used form of public transportation today. Add to the fact that it is also the cheapest, makes one find it unimaginable looking at the roads of our country without the ubiquitous jeep. But did you know that the jeep is also one of the biggest contributors of heart and lung disease in the country.  According to the Department of Environment and […]