In 2016, Environment Maine recognized Faircloth with a gold medal in the "Mayor's Climate Olympics" for his residential rebate program, "EnergySmartBangor".

In 2013 Faircloth traveled to New Zealand and Australia, lecturing at the Sydney Opera House to start policy oriented secular groups, whose model can be duplicated in other countries.

He proposed and led to creation EnergySmart Bangor for residents in July 2016 to help reduce energy costs as a residential rebate program.

The organization Environment Maine selected Faircloth as the recipient of a gold medal in the "Climate Olympics," for his outspoken advocacy for renewable energy sources.

"[13] Mayor Faircloth initiated the Maine Multi-Cultural Center, securing the support of numerous businesses, in order to address the problem of loss of working-age population by welcoming New Americans.

Capital Campaign Director Martha Dudman stated, "Sean Faircloth's determination and attention to detail is what has made this project as successful as it has been.

That pride in our community is exactly why we see the national exposure and enthusiasm to have major events like the National Folk Festival in a city our size.Faircloth led the creation of Maine's Healthy Start child abuse prevention initiative,[18] and sponsored the first law making possession of child pornography a crime in Maine.

MACSP President Jan Fraser said to Faircloth, "If there was ever the case that one person can make a huge difference, you are living proof.

For his work on child obesity policy, Faircloth was invited to speak at conferences at Harvard Medical School, Yale University, and the Centers for Disease Control.

Dr. Kelly Brownell, listed in Time Magazine's 100 most influential people said, "The legislative actions Rep. Faircloth has proposed are among the most innovative in the country.

"[28] In this review of the book, Adam Savage from MythBusters, writes: "There's not a doubt in my mind that if he was (suddenly, inexplicably) zapped back in time to meet Thomas Jefferson, that the Founding Father would clap him on the shoulder and say Thanks.

The Maine Edge reviews the book and states that The Enchanted Globe is a "solid effort, telling an engaging story that will capture the imagination.

Because of his ideas about childhood obesity policy, Faircloth has spoken around the United States, including venues at Yale, Harvard,[33] Rice University, and the Centers for Disease Control.

It was finally uploaded to DailyMotion in June and according to Good Morning Turkey it was "shared through social media thousands of times, named 'Turkey from an American's point of view'.

Faircloth served on the Judiciary Committee six years and also initiated improvements in the Unfair Trade Practices Act and adoption law.

He was Executive Director of the Secular Coalition for America from 2009 to 2011, advocating for separation of church and state, and for greater acceptance of nontheistic viewpoints in American life.

While a sitting legislator, gave an opening "prayer" for the session that quoted, not scripture, but the book Freethinkers by Susan Jacoby, as well as Walt Whitman.

Dawkins speaks highly of Faircloth and says he "has a proven ability to strategize, organize, and energize -- qualities essential to making secularism a successful social movement...

Faircloth's responsibilities included blogging on the RDF website as well as public speaking for secularism and "the dangers of theocratic laws, and the value of scientific policy".