Ecology Democracy Party
The Ecology Democracy Party is a minor political party in Minnesota. Founded in 2010 by Ken Pentel, the party advocates a "shift from a human-centered to an ecological view of the world."
The party's founder, Pentel, had previously run for Governor of Minnesota as a candidate for the Green Party. Pentel has said his motivation for founding a new party was due to "the lack of discipline and low expectations among the movements and organizations I have worked with."
Ideology
The purpose of the Ecology Democracy Party is to restore a sustainable relationship with the Earth through education and grassroots organizing. The party attempts to offer guidance for the necessary structural changes in the economy, the way we vote, and who influences our government. These structural changes will be accomplished through the party's three mandates: 1.)The establishment of an ecology-based economy. 2.)The implementation of proportional representation for the Minnesota House of Representatives. 3.)The removal of Private money and corporate interference in the peoples’ public government.
The Ecology Democracy Party advocates ecology, campaign finance reform, proportional representation, ending corporate personhood, holism, public funding of elections and establishing a tax-refundable Minnesota currency with zero interest.