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Republicans to propose more oil drilling, no greenhouse-gas control

(MCT) — WASHINGTON — The Senate’s top Republican on energy issues, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, is proposing a U.S. energy policy that would call for increased drilling while opposing laws to cap greenhouse gases that are blamed for global warming.

“Energy 20/20” is a signal of how the Republicans want to proceed on energy policy in the coming years as the nation wrestles with contentious debates over oil drilling, fracking and climate change.

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