Image credit: Food Forward

Fresh fruit isn't the first thing that comes to mind when I think about LA. Nevertheless, we've already heard about Fallen Fruit—an art project turned activist movement which aims to liberate unused 'public' fruit.

Screen grab from Running on Empty video by Ross Chin. You can watch the video below.

The best kind of art makes us see the world differently.
Ross Ching created a video of something almost impossible to conceive: Los Angeles without cars. He used time-lapse techniques to capture the movements of clouds, people, traffic lights... But no cars.

Safe Water Today a project of the Los Angeles based Earth Rights Institute 501(c)3 was a participant along with about a half dozen other organizations in the water village at the Los Angeles Live Earth Event.  We focus on getting clean and safe water to those in need through the use of low cost low tech point of use Home Water Treatment Systems like the  "The Extremely Affordable Gravity Powered Tulip Siphon Filter" and the Ceramic Pot Filter. 

LA River view #1 Paving the river prevents floods but created an "inequitable landscape." Photo by Rodney Ramsey

Best known for chase scenes in movies, the concrete embankments of the LA River destroyed wetlands and disrupted migratory birds' flights when paved over in an effort to contain flooding.

Don't let the moniker "seed bomb" throw you off: beloved by guerrilla gardeners everywhere, these little balls made from clay, compost and seeds are the secret weapons to transforming barren and neglected urban corners into colourful spaces of living greenery.

Live Earth TV host Shira Lazar caught up with Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz, an artist and philanthropist who has been a big supporter of Live Earth's global initiative, at the Run for Water in Los Angeles. He emphasized the importance of spreading the word and getting involved: "Clean water for everyone is a basic human right. Water is a local issue and a global issue. A child dies every 20 seconds from unclean water, and with just 10 dollars you can have clean water for a year for one child."

(L-R) Professional triathlete Jenny Fletcher, musicians Melissa Etheridge and Pete Wentz arrive at the Dow Live Earth Run for Water at Exposition Park on April 18, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Lester Cohen / Getty Images)

Live Earth founder Kevin Wall was on ESPN Radio this week and discussed this Sunday's global Run For Water event with host LaFern Cusack.

Click here to find an April 18th Run for Water event near you!

Listen to the interview below:

Not your typical cruise stop: hazy Long Beach Harbor.

Image from LA Times via BLDGBLOG

Geoff Manaugh of BLDGBLOG shows a photograph of Los Angeles streetcars being loaded onto ships and sent to Cairo.