Exhibit 17.1

2  February 2002


ETPI Board of Directors
17300 Saturn Lane
Houston, TX 77062
Via:  E-Mail and Fax

Gentlemen,

It truly saddens me to write this letter, but please allow this letter to serve
as my resignation from the ETPI Board of Directors so that I can pursue my legal
remedies against the Board of Directors and the Company.

On October 31st based on my resignation as Chief Executive Officer of ETPI, an
agreement bad been reached for a severance package. On 25 January the management
decided to breach that agreement and has not finished the agreement even after
Nida and I made a major concession to keep the agreement moving. Any agreement
or concession is withdrawn and there is no agreement between the Board of
Directors and Company as management has not acted in good faith in the dealing
with us.

Through my attorney, Gregg Rosenberg, I will pursue all my legal rights. This
letter is to further serve as notice that I have not be involved in any inside
information since the Board of Directors meeting 15 November, 2001. This
resignation is to be considered, effective that date.

I have not participated and any resolutions, any discussions, any review of
public filings or any inside information related to. All Corporate resolutions
have proceeded without any advance knowledge, discussion or signature on my
part. The Company filed SEC documents without my signature as I did not review
any documents in advance and only had knowledge of specifics after the public
filings. I have not been in receipt of even basic financial information and have
not participated in any conversations based on those statements. I have had no
advance knowledge of any event and have found Out about all Company events,
happenings or issues via public information venues.




James  D.  Butcher

CC:   Gregg  Rosenberg
Exhibit: Form of Lawsuit