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The Romeo Area Tea Party’s March meeting featured Christopher Kobus, PhD., an Associate Professor in the department of Mechanical Engineering at Oakland University and Director of the Clean Energy Research Center. 

Dr. Kobus discussed  ”What the EPA is not telling you.” 

Our Featured Local Elected Official was Dan O’Leary, Washington Township Supervisor.

Monday March 28, 2011 7:00-8:30 PM

Guest Speaker:

Christopher J. Kobus, Ph.D

Chris Kobus is an Associate Professor of Engineering in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Oakland University and also the Director of the Clean Energy Research Center (CERC). He maintains a funded research program in clean energy systems, processes, and integration issues including biomass energy, geothermal, wind, solar and electric grid load mitigation. He has been teaching at Oakland University since 1995. Dr. Kobus is also a lifetime conservative and tea party activist. His blog, theblogprof.blogspot.com has been linked by Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Frank Beckmann and others. 

Presentation title:  “The importance of cheap energy to our way of life and why cap-and-trade needs to be opposed at all cost”

In the last 100 years, we have made technological advancements greater than in all human history before then – combined. All of the advancements are predicated on cheap, available energy and that one thing has made our economy and nation the greatest one in the history of history. This talk will focus on exactly how important low-cost energy is, how we can practically measure our use versus other countries, why we have the greatest economy in the world, how the environmental movement is trying to roll back the clock of technological progress and how that special interest uses junk science to do so. I will also touch on why global warming is a hoax and why cap-and-trade needs to be opposed at all cost.

Featured Local Elected Official:

Dan O’Leary became Washington Township Supervisor in November 2008 as one of a successful slate of candidates (“The Home Team”) who ran on a platform that included financial responsibility, service, ethics, fairness, preserving our rural atmosphere, and improving the business environment.  Mr. O’Leary holds various positions with the Southeastern Michigan Council of Governments including member of the Infrastructure Tax Force, Vice Chair of SEMCOG’s Transportation Advisory Council, member of their Regional Clearinghouse Review Committee, and alternate on their Executive Committee.  Past community activities include precinct delegate, President – North Macomb Association for Planned Growth, Washington Goodfellows, St. Baldrick’s, North Macomb soccer coach, Art & Orchard Festival committee, and Peach Festival judge.

When he took office, Mr. O’Leary left a lengthy career in the energy industry where he held various director positions such as controller, loss prevention operations director, quality director, and marketing director.   He lives in Carriage Hills with his wife Ellen and 3 sons Shane (21), Casey (18) and Sullivan (9). 

Some EPA related information:

 “Timeline of EPA History”  EPA website
“Coming Clean on Regulatory Costs and Benefits”  Heritage.org 
“EPA Overreach: Tailoring themselves into a Corner”  Americans for Prosperity
“Republicans Introduce Legislation Targeting EPA Overreach”  The New American.com
“Bill to Stop EPA on Climate Passes House Panel”  ReutersDan

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RATP holds its general meetings at

Capital Banquet Center

12350 31 Mile Road

Washington MI 48095 (map).

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Come early and check out our Lending Library, and informational tables!

All are welcome!

Cap and Trade legislation has been renamed by Congress.  The new name of this legislation is The American Power Act.  By their actions, Congress is once again reminding the people to “Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain”. The RATP Research Team has reviewed the failed Kerry-Boxer bill S.1733, the already passed House Bill HR2454 dubbed the “American Clean Energy and Security Act” and the current Kerry-Lieberman proposal called the “American Power Act”.  Neither the RATP Research nor RATP Leadership Team can endorse these proposals.  There are simply are too harmful to endorse in their current form.

Use the links provided below to research this topic further:

The American Power Act Section by Section Summary

Cap and Trade

Climate Change Legislation Comparison

Please click on the link provided to utilize our most recent CAP & Trade Sample Letter to contact your Senators/Representatives about Market Interferences in this pending legislation.  American Clean Energy and Security Act

Download and edit these sample letters.  Address them to your favorite Elected Official and forward by mail, or use the “Elected Officials” tab provided above to contact them by email.  Write your own letter opposing Cap and Trade Legislation or use one of these samples.  CapAndTrade Cap And Trade