Bashing something when you don't have a better option is timeless. People do it all the time. I don't blame you for getting a little warm under the collar over it. Heck, I'm currently irked by the same thing with power. Alternative power never gets to move forward because nuclear is scary, windmills kill birds, etc. Coal is the worst by far, but we're sticking with it because we haven't found the perfect free energy source.