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According to a new report, the average commuter in NYC emits about 1,750 pounds of CO2 each year, making New Yorkers some of the greenest commuters in the country. High five! But if you want to know how much your commute is contributing to civilization's imminent doom, Transportation Alternatives has added a handy carbon calculator to their Rolling Carbon website. Simply type in the distance you commute and your mode of transport, and the machine tells you how guilty or self-righteous you should feel! So if you're an SUV driver residing 10 miles from work, you emit 32 pounds of carbon dioxide every day. To offset all that carbon, you would need to plant 46 trees every year. Or you could just stop being such a tool.[Photo cred.]

Mayor Bloomberg continued his whirlwind tour through Asia yesterday with a stop in Bali, Indonesia to talk to United Nations officials about the global effects of climate change. This is after a foray to China, that brought to mind Ed Koch's Beijing inspiration for bike paths in NYC to The New York Times' Clyde Haberman. Like NYC, Bali was the victim of a devastating terrorist attack that killed and injured hundreds of people.