One of the more encouraging developments during the early days of the Trump administration has been the pushback from big business on the president’s attempts to repudiate climate science and encourage a return to the dirtiest of our energy sources.

Jeffrey Immelt, chief executive officer of General Electric, basically told employees in a blog post last week to ignore the orange man behind the curtain when it comes to climate change.

“We believe climate change is real and the science is well accepted,” Immelt wrote.

“We believe climate change should be addressed on a global basis through multinational agreements, such as the Paris Agreement,” he went on. “We hope that the United States continues to play a constructive role in furthering solutions to these challenges, and at GE, we will continue to lead with our technology and actions.”

Read more at The Boulder Daily Camera.