Ecology Democracy Party Ecology Democracy Party The Ecology Democracy Party is a deep ecological political party in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Founded in 2010 by Ken Pentel, the party advocates a "shift from a human-centered to an ecological view of the world." Pentel was the Green Party of Minnesota candidate for Governor of Minnesota in 1998, 2002, and 2006. He has said his motivation for founding a new party was "the lack of discipline and low expectations among the movements and organizations I have worked with." The purpose of the Ecology Democracy Party is to restore a sustainable relationship with the Earth
Groen (political party) in 1982. It remained separate of the social movement. Prominent members of the movement Agalev, such as founder Versteylen chose not to join the political party Agalev. In the municipal elections of 1982 the party performed particularly well winning more than 10% in several municipalities. In its first periods in parliament the party functioned as a protest party forcing the other parties to take more action against environmental pollution and Third World poverty. The party campaigned on specific environmental issues, such as local anti-nuclear energy protests. The party won two additional seats in the 1985 elections, two additional seats in