I live in a coal-producing area, and I agree with all of your points and I can't wait for the coal industry to be a thing of the past. However, coal is still best for making steel. The amount of coal that we need for producing steel is miniscule compared to the amount that is being mined for energy, but as long as we need steel, we will need at least some coal to produce it economically.
"Before, I used to buy eggs for 70 rubles ($0.78) a dozen. Now they cost between 130 and 140 rubles ($1.45 to $1.56)—twice as much," Ilia Zaroubine, a 21-year-old student, said.
I realize that it's probably a greater percentage of total wages, but by US standards, that's still dirt cheap.
The expression referenced is actually "one bad apple spoils the whole bunch". So by that adage, they are actually admitting that they are all bad.
On edit: "One bad apple don't spoil the whole bunch" isn't a saying. It's a line from a 1970s song by the Osmond Brothers. Take from that what you will.
End quote asana.