It's not that the call for action against a possible global energy crunch is not desirable in itself.

这并不是说呼吁采取措施应对可能的全球能源短缺这一行动本身有什么不妥。

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But Mr Salazar insists that the Cape Wind project is not only desirable in itself, but a precursor to other wind parks on America's Atlantic coast, which has up to 1m megawatts of capacity.

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Because deficit reduction, with the exception of a few esoteric groups -- most of them inside Washington -- is not a desirable goal unto itself, it is a goal in service of a bigger goal, which is economic growth, stability for the middle class, more and better job creation.

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