People are still seriously discussing cold fusion? I think I have seen those websites... wacky people.
The point about the French (yeah, I know, FTF) is that they store so little since they have developed (actually, co-opted from us) excellent reuse technologies. That, of course, should happen here. Why not? Eco nut heads.
http://www.heritage.org/press/commentary/ed010108d.cfm
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontl...gs/french.html (to satisfy those folks who think conservative sources are evil)
Mike