Sacramento Bee: "A big part of why California consumes so much is how California has decided to grow -- ever outward rather than up. Particularly depressing about "State of Denial" is how precious few California lifestyles, given this sprawling growth pattern, are environmentally sustainable. In the Sacramento region, the only planet-friendly existence that reporters managed to find is one that requires living in midtown, sharing an apartment, rarely driving and eating a vegetarian diet."