[Another problem for Pachauri]

[susan] Conflicting dates for Pachauri re his statements as to when he knew about the mistakes: 1/23/10, TimesOnlineUK, Pachauri quoted as he only learned about Himalaya mistakes 10 days ago from the media. Yet, BBC reported 12/5/09 Himalaya mistakes, that Pach. was asked about them, and quotes his responses: I have "nothing to add about glaciers" and that a report about the mistakes was "voodoo science," and that the IPCC was a "sober body" whose work "was verified by governments." Conservatively there is at least a month's discrepancy in his version of when he knew about the mistakes. It also means he knew about them in Copenhagen.

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