He says that the Monterey geological formation is uncommon, and at present, hydraulic fracturing cannot work there.

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After two years of work, without modern hydraulic machinery, it was officially opened by then Prime Minister Harold MacMillan.

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Chuck graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology with a degree in mechanical engineering 60 years ago and went to work for a large manufacturer designing hydraulic valves.

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"Regardless of this firm's expertise on purely technical matters unrelated to policy formation, Ecology and Environment's participation in a trade association and lobbying effort in support of authorizing high-volume hydraulic fracturing in New York fundamentally disqualifies the firm and its work" for the DEC environmental impact study, Russ Haven of the New York Public Interest Research Group said in a statement released Wednesday.

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An engine running constantly in the hold powered hydraulic and electrical systems that in theory allowed a crew of 4 to do the work of 10 or 20.

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