ORIGINAL: WCO R.W.J

They did not hire "WIND" Biologist, They hired wildlife biologist to study the impact of wind energy in wildlife populations. Money was also aquired from grants to offset the cost. However studys take time and money.Jeeze where do you get this stuff??

The PGC doesnt own most of the mineral rights.

"An additional major program that we addressed last year was wind energy. The Game Commission participated in a collaborative process that resulted in the development of a voluntary wind energy cooperative agreement. Being responsible for wildlife impacts from wind energy, the Game Commission took the lead in establishing various protocols that will help wind energy companies to evaluate risk and avoid potential wildlife impacts. This program has already proven to be mutually beneficial to both the wind energy industry and our bird and mammal resources. However, to assist the execution of this program, we hired four biologists to provide monitoring of the program and assist the wind energy companies in site identification. This is an additional cost of almost $300,000. A cost we had not anticipated, but is necessary to support the program for clean energy.

http://www.pgc.state.pa.us/pgc/cwp/view.asp?A=11&Q=171573