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The '''Ecology Party of Florida''' is a minor [[political party]] in the [[United States]] state of [[Florida]]. |
The '''Ecology Party of Florida''' is a minor [[Environmentalism|environmental]] [[political party]] in the [[United States]] state of [[Florida]]. Founded as a front group to support [[Ralph Nader]]'s 2008 presidential candidacy, it has remained minimally active in the years since that election. |
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==History== |
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==Formation and early history== |
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[[File:Ralph_Nader_in_Waterbury_1,_October_4,_2008.jpg|thumb|right|The Ecology Party of Florida was founded as a Ralph Nader front group.]] |
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The party, which describes itself as "peacefully revolutionary", was |
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===Ralph Nader=== |
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| ⚫ | The party, which describes itself as "peacefully revolutionary", was founded by supporters of [[Ralph Nader]] in 2008 (under Florida elections law, political parties are recognized upon filing a statement of existence with the [[Florida Secretary of State]] naming a chair and a treasurer).<ref name="tampa"/><ref name="ssn">{{cite news|title=Florida's Small Parties Short on Candidates|url=http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/story/floridas-small-parties-short-candidates|access-date=1 August 2016|work=Sunshine State News|date=10 June 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Constitution|url=http://ecologyparty.org/?page_id=20|website=ecologyparty.org|publisher=Ecology Party of Florida|access-date=1 August 2016}}</ref> The party was formed to give Nader easy access to the Florida ballot line in that year's election; Florida elections law allows any registered political party to place a candidate for president of the United States on the election ballot, but requires unaffiliated candidates (which Ralph Nader was in 2008) to submit a petition signed by 119,316 registered voters.<ref>{{cite news|title=Five States Require Substantially More Signatures for Independent Presidential Candidates than for Minor Parties|url=http://ballot-access.org/2014/11/19/five-states-require-substantially-more-signatures-for-independent-presidential-candidates-than-for-minor-parties/|access-date=1 August 2016|work=[[Ballot Access News]]|date=19 November 2014}}</ref> The party nominated Nader for [[president of the United States]] in 2008.<ref name="Smith 2008"/> Nader accepted the nomination and appeared on the ballot in Florida as a candidate of the Ecology Party of Florida, while running in most other states as independent or unaffiliated.<ref name="ssn"/><ref name="Smith 2008">{{cite news|last1=Smith|first1=Adam|title=Nader: Florida's Ecology Party nominee|url=http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/content/nader-floridas-ecology-party-nominee|access-date=1 August 2016|work=[[Tampa Bay Times]]|date=10 September 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818163548/http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/content/nader-floridas-ecology-party-nominee|archive-date=2016-08-18|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Amato|first1=Theresa|title=Grand Illusion: The Myth of Voter Choice in a Two-party Tyranny|date=2009|publisher=New Press|isbn=978-1595583949|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/grandillusionmyt0000amat}}</ref> |
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===After Nadler=== |
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| ⚫ | In 2009 the party registered as a co-intervener in an attempt to stop administrative licensing of two proposed nuclear reactors in [[Levy County, Florida]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Man|first1=Anthony|title=Ecology Party tries to block two Florida nuclear reactors|url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sfl-mtblog-2009-02-ecology_party_tries_to_block_t-story.html|access-date=1 August 2016|work=[[South Florida Sun-Sentinel]]|date=9 February 2009}}</ref> Contributions from an anonymous donor allowed the party to retain legal representation in support of its efforts.<ref name="tampa">{{cite news|last1=Penn|first1=Ivan|title=Ecology Party of Florida to battle over environmental concerns surrounding the Levy County nuclear plant|url=http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/energy/ecology-party-of-florida-to-battle-over-environmental-concerns-surrounding/1259100|access-date=1 August 2016|work=[[Tampa Bay Times]]|date=30 October 2012}}</ref> |
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The party did not nominate a candidate in the [[United States presidential election |
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| ⚫ | The party did not nominate a candidate in the [[2012 United States presidential election|2012 presidential election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=2012 Florida Presidential Results|url=http://www.politico.com/2012-election/results/president/florida/|access-date=1 August 2016|work=[[Politico]]|date=19 November 2012}}</ref> |
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In 2009 the party registered as a co-intervener in an attempt to stop administrative licensing of two proposed nuclear reactors in [[ |
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In 2015 the party joined with a number of other groups, including [[Greenpeace]], the [[Tea Party]] Network, [[Sierra Club]], and Conservatives for Responsible Stewardship, in pushing a ballot [[initiative]] in Florida that, if passed, would permit businesses to produce up to two megawatts of |
In 2015 the party joined with a number of other groups, including [[Greenpeace]], the [[Tea Party movement|Tea Party]] Network, [[Sierra Club]], and Conservatives for Responsible Stewardship, in pushing a ballot [[Popular initiative|initiative]] in Florida that, if passed, would permit businesses to produce "up to two megawatts of power a day{{sic}}" and sell it directly to businesses and residences on adjacent property.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Turner|first1=Jim|title=Second group launches solar energy ballot initiative|url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/consumer/fl-nsf-solar-energy-proposal-20150716-story.html|access-date=16 July 2016|work=[[South Florida Sun-Sentinel]]|date=2 August 2016}}</ref> |
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| Chairperson | Cara Campbell[1] |
| Treasurer | Gary Hecker[1] |
| Founded | 2008; 16 years ago (2008)[2] |
| Headquarters | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| Membership (2012) | 125[2] |
| Ideology | Environmentalism Regionalism |
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The Ecology Party of Florida is a minor environmental political party in the United States state of Florida. Founded as a front group to support Ralph Nader's 2008 presidential candidacy, it has remained minimally active in the years since that election.
The party, which describes itself as "peacefully revolutionary", was founded by supporters of Ralph Nader in 2008 (under Florida elections law, political parties are recognized upon filing a statement of existence with the Florida Secretary of State naming a chair and a treasurer).[2][3][4] The party was formed to give Nader easy access to the Florida ballot line in that year's election; Florida elections law allows any registered political party to place a candidate for president of the United States on the election ballot, but requires unaffiliated candidates (which Ralph Nader was in 2008) to submit a petition signed by 119,316 registered voters.[5] The party nominated Nader for president of the United States in 2008.[6] Nader accepted the nomination and appeared on the ballot in Florida as a candidate of the Ecology Party of Florida, while running in most other states as independent or unaffiliated.[3][6][7]
In 2009 the party registered as a co-intervener in an attempt to stop administrative licensing of two proposed nuclear reactors in Levy County, Florida.[8] Contributions from an anonymous donor allowed the party to retain legal representation in support of its efforts.[2]
The party did not nominate a candidate in the 2012 presidential election.[9]
In 2015 the party joined with a number of other groups, including Greenpeace, the Tea Party Network, Sierra Club, and Conservatives for Responsible Stewardship, in pushing a ballot initiative in Florida that, if passed, would permit businesses to produce "up to two megawatts of power a day [sic]" and sell it directly to businesses and residences on adjacent property.[10]
