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FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2007, file photo, a dump wagon adds freshly gathered corn cobs to a pile on a farm near Hurley, S.D. The first trickle of fuels made from agricultural waste, including corn cobs, is finally winding its way into the nation's energy supply, after years of broken promises and hype promoting a next-generation fuel source cleaner than oil. As refineries produce this so-called cellulosic fuel, it has become clear, even to the industry's allies, that the benefits remain, as ever, years away. (AP Photo/Dirk Lammers, File)
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Animal Keeper Leah Baltos [cq] unloads a box of food for animals as she makes her morning deliveries at the Smithsonian National Zoo, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, November 13, 2013. The commissary staff is responsible for storing, preparing, and delivering food to all the animals at the zoo. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Animal Keeper Leah Baltos [cq] unloads a box of food for animals as she makes her morning deliveries at the Smithsonian National Zoo, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, November 13, 2013. The commissary staff is responsible for storing, preparing, and delivering food to all the animals at the zoo. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Animal Keeper Leah Baltos [cq] loads up containers of dead rats and other various food to be eaten by the zoos animals as she makes her morning deliveries at the Smithsonian National Zoo, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, November 13, 2013. The commissary staff is responsible for storing, preparing, and delivering food to all the animals at the zoo. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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A container of dead rats to be eaten by various animals is loaded up on trucks for morning deliveries at the Smithsonian National Zoo, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, November 13, 2013. The commissary staff is responsible for storing, preparing, and delivering food to all the animals at the zoo. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Survivors ride an overloaded passenger jeepney as they flee typhoon-hit Tacloban city, Leyte province, central Philippines on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms on record, slammed into six central Philippine islands on Friday leaving a wide swath of destruction. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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People cover their noses from the stench of dead bodies in an area affected by Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban, Philippines, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms on record, slammed into six central Philippine islands on Friday, leaving a wide swath of destruction and thousands of people dead. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
