"As moderates in the gas industry and in the environmental community work together more in coming years to improve drilling practices, I think you will see the extremes in both camps become increasingly marginal and isolated, and I think that's a good thing, " environmentalist Michael Shellenberger wrote in an email.

WSJ: Fracking coalition upsets both greens and drillers

And comments from people I work with, they say, I have never seen so many fresh vegetables in supermarkets since the Latino community have moved here.

NPR: Latinos Drive U.S. Population Growth

Yes, the older people in the Salford community, where I work, they remember it as it was.

BBC: News Online

My work in the local community continued for several years before I left to work on the state level as the Executive Director of the Louisiana Association for Community Economic Development, served as the Co-Chair of the MidSouth Collaborative for Nonprofit Development, a Director of Programs for a faith-based nonprofit community development corporation, and as the Director of the Nonprofit Resource Center at a volunteer center.

WHITEHOUSE: The AmeriCorps Education

In the United States, I used to work with a lot of churches when I was still a community organizer, before I went to law school.

WHITEHOUSE: Town Hall with Students in Mumbai

That's what led me to work in the shadow of a shuttered steel plant on the South Side of Chicago when I was a community organizer.

WHITEHOUSE: The President��s Vision for the Economy

It is because of a thorough understanding of this principle that I seek out opportunities to serve through diversity work in my community, impacting its success today as well as in the years to come.

WHITEHOUSE: Champions of Change Blog

So there's more than enough work to do, and I'm very pleased so far that the NATO community feels I think unified in the approach that we've put forward.

WHITEHOUSE: THE WHITE HOUSE

As a result of my community work, I decided to make a career change and pursue my passion for making a difference in the life of others with a focus on youth development.

WHITEHOUSE: Champions of Change Blog