Resolutions

Hi world,

A new year and a new look at the world. All of us take the time to look into the future and think about what we want for ourselves, our communities, our planet. What do you want? To be fitter, richer, healthier? To work with your community and volunteer more? To lighten your carbon footprint and work to save the planet?

We have resolutions too. We want to ensure that as many Peco-M Systems get to you as possible so we can all work to lighten our footprint together and save our beautiful environment. We want to make it possible for us to all work together on maintaining the natural beauty and delicacy of this world, so that our children and our children's children will be able to enjoy the wilds.

It is not “Beautiful British Columbia” for no reason; we are fortunate enough to enjoy some of the most spectacular scenery in the world. We have a wide variety of geography from plateaus to lowlands, high mountains and low river basins, islands, coastlines, rainforests, and permafrost plains. And though we are surrounded by this amazing range within our immediate environment, we know we are not alone. It is not just rainforests that need saving; they just have great PR. Deserts, plains, even our man-made concrete jungles need our help if they are going to survive even faintly intact under the groaning duress of our energy demands.

Yes, there are other ways to produce energy: wind farms, solar power, nuclear energy, tidal harnessing; the list goes on. But all of these, like coal and oil, have drawbacks. Wind farms require space, lots of space. Solar power needs unfiltered access to the sky. Tidal harnessing puts coastal marine life at risk with the nets designed to keep it safe. We're not saying these are not feasible options, or that they are not preferable to some that we have now. Yes, they are all cleaner and more sustainable, and these are wonderful things, but they are not the full answer, just steps in the right direction.

We're not saying we have the solution, either; we are just saying that together, working with new power sources and old, supporting those who continue to work on new ideas for the energy we all keep consuming. We know it sounds clichéd that we all have to work together, but it is a reality. We all have to choose to be part of the problem or part of the solution and we want to be on the side of solving our global ecological issues. Not overnight, but with each of our Peco-M Systems in place we will make a small change that can turn into a big change. By reducing the usage of electricity produced from clean sources, we can make a big difference in our world.

We want to work with you to keep our planet healthy and happy. That is our resolution. Yes, we need our bodies fit and our minds fresh, but we want to see the bigger picture. To see our startup running well and our environment able to rest a little easier. Each Peco-M System sold means up to a 20% reduction on energy consumption from one inefficient appliance. We wouldn't need many, world, to save a lot of power (not to mention a lot of money!). The power companies often charge different rates depending on how many KWhs are consumed, so if you are using up to 20% less, you may stay at the lower rate as well. We know that you want to help save the environment; we all do, but the reason we are not all out driving electric cars and using clean energy sources has a lot to do with the initial expenditure and the reduced ease of use. The Peco-M Systems face neither of these issues; they take up no power of their own, only manage the usage, and require no manipulation at all once installed.

So if your resolution is like ours and you want to lighten your carbon footprint, reduce your energy consumption, help the environment, or just plain save a little money, keep looking back to ShawWaterWorks for news on when our Peco-M Systems will be hitting the shelves. If you want to help us get it there, great! We'll be running a crowdfunding campaign early in the new year. Check back here, on our website, www.shawwaterworks.com, Facebook, Twitter, or Google+ for details and dates; any and all help is appreciated from time to donations.

Bring on 2015 and watch our resolutions come to fruition!

-SWW