Keep whining and the world will crumble in front of your eyes, (that too in your perception).
If you want to change something, thats through a solution. Now it seems you are so depressed that even cave man burning fire was pollution for you. Stop whining!!!!
Yes gov are very shitty in handling these things, yes, we are polluting more and more every year, yes, all this is true, but then whats the alternative when you have flushed everything down the toilet?
Now, a few weeks ago I was going to reply, I think I had, but didnt go. I was saying I too have thought of the same thing

Exactly the same thing, but then I thought, whats the most efficient and the least polluting? compromises always have to be made! Thats how engineering works? You have to pull down a property to raise something else, efficiency at cost of pollution, and vice versa.
So, the best thing to do is find a solution, I understand how you feel.