1.0Sightline Institutehttps://www.sightline.orgEric de Placehttps://www.sightline.org/profile/eric-de-place/Washington's 700 Million Gallon Diet - Sightline Instituterich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="l9ehV4N08O"><a href="https://www.sightline.org/2011/08/03/washingtons-700-million-gallon-diet/">Washington’s 700 Million Gallon Diet</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.sightline.org/2011/08/03/washingtons-700-million-gallon-diet/embed/#?secret=l9ehV4N08O" width="600" height="338" title="“Washington’s 700 Million Gallon Diet” — Sightline Institute" data-secret="l9ehV4N08O" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://www.sightline.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/ScreenHunter_02-Aug.-03-12.49.gif565571I'm going to sound like Clark for moment. According to the most recent forecasts from Washington's Office of Financial Management, drivers in the state will guzzle 2.6 billion gallons of gasoline in 2027. I have no idea if that's accurate, but I do know that it's 21 percent---and 700 million gallons---lower than the forecast that OFM made just 9 months previously. My chart has the details: