How Wood and Pellet Stoves Can Lower Your Carbon Footprint and Save Money
Thinking about heating your home with wood or wood pellets? Wondering if it can lower your costs and emissions?
Four Easy Ways to Reduce Your Electricity Costs Today
If you're not ready for a large overhaul of your home's systems, there are still small, easy, and effective things you can do to dramatically decrease your electricity costs without a lot of hassle.
The No-Brainer Ways to Cut Heating and Cooling Costs
You may not be ready to replace your heating and cooling system with a heat pump, but there are still simple ways to reduce your energy costs and carbon emissions.
Switching from Oil or Propane to Heat Pumps: Huge Savings and Lower Emissions
If you’re heating your house with oil or propane, you’re sitting on a bigger opportunity than you might think.
Are Heat Pumps Cheaper Than Natural Gas? Cost, Savings & Carbon Emissions
Are heat pumps cheaper than natural gas? And can they reduce your home's carbon emissions without breaking the bank?
Should You Buy a Plug-In Hybrid Car? The Real Numbers
If you're wondering whether you should buy a plug-in hybrid, this episode looks at what a plug-in hybrid can offer compared with a gas-powered car and a fully electric vehicle.
EV vs. Gas: Does Going Electric Really Save Money?
Thinking about making the switch to an electric vehicle? This episode breaks down the financial and environmental realities of EVs versus gas cars.
Hybrids for Your Wallet and the World: Calculating Real Benefits
Shopping for a new car? This episode breaks down how hybrids stack up for your wallet and your emissions.
Intro to Driving
Curious about the best vehicle for your wallet and the environment? In this episode, Keith Smith breaks down the real differences between gas, hybrid, and electric vehicles.
Intro to Heating Your Home
Learn how heating and cooling choices impact your wallet and the environment.
Should You Get Rooftop Solar? Will You Save (or Make) Money?
Rooftop solar is one of the smartest financial and environmental investments for homeowners. Is it right for you?
How Everyday Food Choices Can Help Fight Climate Change
Curious how your daily food choices impact your carbon footprint? This episode breaks down the facts and shows you simple ways to make a real difference. No big investments required.
Best Investments for Your Wallet and the Environment
Trying to decide between a heat pump, EV, solar panels, better insulation, or other home upgrades?
Climate Change Facts, Myths & What Scientists Actually Agree On
Curious about your personal carbon footprint?
Find out why existing calculators like the EPA’s fall short, and how this new tool addresses those gaps by focusing on the four categories that matter most: food, driving, home heating, and electricity.
How to Calculate Your Personal Carbon Footprint
Is climate change real? Is it natural? How much is caused by humans?
In this episode of Fade Your Footprint, we cut through the noise and break down the science, misconceptions, and real debates surrounding climate change in a clear, practical, and approachable way.
Whether you’re skeptical, curious, or simply trying to understand the basics, this episode will help you separate facts from headlines.
Why Your Personal Carbon Footprint Matters
Welcome to the very first episode of Fade Your Footprint! In this kickoff episode, retired engineer Keith Smith shares his journey from climate confusion to practical action and explains why individual choices can make a real difference in reducing global emissions.