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To protect the San Joaquin River, the Environmental Defense Fund's Oakland CA branch proposes a plan that uses tradeable permits to encourage farmers to be more exacting in their irrigation. The number of permits would be strictly limited to meet water quality standards. Farmers who could cheaply curb their pollution could sell excess permits to others. The energy-saving passive solar techniques exhibited in Bigelow's homes do not raise their cost. And the tribe's new facility, which opened in January on Martha's Vineyard, reflects this tradition through minimum site disturbance and maximum use of local resources.