One of Oklahoma City’s hidden gems is the Stinchcomb Wildlife Refuge in far NW Oklahoma City.
I stumbled across the area about a year ago after taking a wrong turn on Sara Rd, and inadvertently ended up in a weird, seemingly undisturbed area filled with marshes, tall grasses and trees, and, unbeknownst to me, greedy oil overlord’s hell-bent on destroying our city’s land and stealing our water.
Earlier this week, Steve Lackmeyer reported that Oklahoma City has filed a lawsuit against Revolution Resources – an oil company led by an aspiring young asshole oil overlord named Scott Van Sickle – alleging the company stole water from the Hefner Canal and built a road and pipeline through the preserve without permission.
Via The Oklahoman_:
An Oklahoma City oil company is accused of damaging the Stinchcomb Wildlife Refuge, stealing water from the North Canadian River and then asking Mayor David Holt to intervene in an investigation.
The lawsuit, filed Monday, alleges Revolution Resources and contractor Select Services asked for permits to build a road and pipeline and proceeded to do so when the applications were denied by the Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust and the Oklahoma Water Resources Board.
The lawsuit, filed by the city and the water utilities trust, also alleges the companies stole from water being sent from Canton Lake via the Hefner Canal to relieve the city’s drought last summer….
I know Oil Overlords don’t care about laws or the environment, but even Harold Hamm would admit that’s kind of a stupid and brazen things to do. The person with Revolution Resources who didn’t pay-off or bribe the right officials should be looking for a new job immediately!