Rochester Hills Lifts Drilling Moratorium with Rushed Passage of Shaky Ordinances: Don’t Drill The Hills’ Measured Victory

After eighteen months of consistent pressure from Don’t Drill the Hills, Inc (DDHI), the City of Rochester Hills passed new oil/gas well and pipeline ordinances on Monday, a press release from DDHI said. As a result of passage, the drilling moratorium has been lifted. While DDHI is proud to have successfully pushed the City into action on ordinances, what resulted were ordinances that not ready and likely to be challenged. They were rammed through during a chaotic meeting with City officials … [Read more...]

Don’t Drill the Hills Honored with Michigan Earth Day Green Hall of Fame Award

In a press release statement, Don’t Drill the Hills, Inc (DDHI) announced it is honored to be the recipient of the 2015 Green Hall of Fame Award in the Community category as selected by the MI Green Team, managers of the MI Earth Day Fest, which took place this past weekend in Rochester. Chris Morris, a member of DDHI, said: “We are very proud to be recognized for our advocacy and awareness building of issues specific to drilling in high density residential areas, but especially proud to have … [Read more...]

Don’t Drill the Hills Update: Rochester Hills Voting Rights On Hold

Please Note: The content in this post was received as a press release from Don't Drill the Hills, Inc (DDHI). It is posted solely as an update on this issue. No compensation was received by Rochester Media for posting it, nor should it be perceived as an endorsement of DDHI. Don’t Drill the Hills, Inc (DDHI) awaits the decision by Oakland County Circuit Court Judge James Alexander on Rochester Hills residents’ right to vote on the City’s oil lease for our park lands and cemetery property. He … [Read more...]

Update on Don’t Drill the Hills’ response to Senate Bill 1026

 Please Note: The content in this post was received as a press release from Don't Drill the Hills, Inc (DDHI). It is posted solely as an update on this issue. No compensation was received by Rochester Media for posting it, nor should it be perceived as an endorsement of DDHI. Don’t Drill the Hills, Inc (DDHI) is proud to be part of shaping the conversation on issues specific to oil/gas exploration in high density residential areas at both the State and local level. A delegation from DDHI will … [Read more...]

Don’t Drill the Hills, Inc. Drives Rochester Hills City Council About-Face

Please Note: The content in this post was received as a press release from Don't Drill the Hills, Inc (DDHI) in response to the moratorium recently passed by the Rochester Hills City Council. It is posted solely as another viewpoint/opinion on this matter. No compensation was received by Rochester Media for posting it, nor should it be perceived as an endorsement of DDHI. After eight months of consistent pressure from Don’t Drill The Hills, Inc (DDHI), and recent urgency expressed by other … [Read more...]

Rochester Hills City Council puts drilling plans on hold

For nearly three years there has been a debate over drilling in Rochester Hills. On Tuesday, August 26 a special meeting was held by the City of Rochester Hills to decide the next steps. And for now, the decision has been made to suspend any drilling pending state legislators ability to write clearer bills detailing where such projects can be sited. One of the biggest opponents to this project is the nonprofit ‘Don’t Drill the Hills, Inc.’ (DDHI). As Rochester Media posted yesterday, the … [Read more...]