The Catholics and Wind Power in History
The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/catholics-wind-power-history/A funny historical tidbit courtesy of David Morris, showing the exercise of papal power over wind power: “In Northern Europe, one of the earliest records of windmills were the ones in England recorded in 1185…Also, in 1191, records show that a windmill in Bury St. Edmunds was constructed in defiance of the local abbot. The… Continue reading
