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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>RFA SmartBrief</title><description>Designed specifically for the ethanol industry, RFA SmartBrief is a FREE Daily e-mail newsletter. It provides the latest news that matters to ethanol producers, government officials, and the media.&amp;nbsp;Click&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href='http://www.smartbrief.com/rfa/index.jsp?sb_code=rss'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to subscribe.</description><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/news/rfa?sb_code=rss</link><image><url>http://www.smartbrief.com/images/homepage/hed-smartbrief.gif</url><title>RFA SmartBrief</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/news/rfa?sb_code=rss</link></image><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>17 May 2013 10:06:42 CDT</lastBuildDate><item><title>RFA, Growth Energy take EU to court over anti-dumping tariff</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DAF1BFF69-F136-4439-B8F0-2C421641D573%26copyid%3DE7E1B907-8AF8-48EF-8D64-A14EEAB96892%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DAF1BFF69-F136-4439-B8F0-2C421641D573%26copyid%3DE7E1B907-8AF8-48EF-8D64-A14EEAB96892%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">The Renewable Fuels Association and Growth Energy submitted a formal complaint with the General Court in Luxembourg calling f&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DAF1BFF69-F136-4439-B8F0-2C421641D573%26copyid%3DE7E1B907-8AF8-48EF-8D64-A14EEAB96892%26brief%3DRFA%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>17 May 2013 10:06:42 CDT</pubDate><category>Top Story</category></item><item><title>Read RFA's statement on the complaint</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DAF1BFF69-F136-4439-B8F0-2C421641D573%26copyid%3D8E76834E-E118-4323-9186-426046FF12CC%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DAF1BFF69-F136-4439-B8F0-2C421641D573%26copyid%3D8E76834E-E118-4323-9186-426046FF12CC%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DAF1BFF69-F136-4439-B8F0-2C421641D573%26copyid%3D8E76834E-E118-4323-9186-426046FF12CC%26brief%3DRFA%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>17 May 2013 10:06:42 CDT</pubDate><category>Top Story</category></item><item><title>CBOT corn, ethanol tumble; NYMEX oil advances</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DAF1BFF69-F136-4439-B8F0-2C421641D573%26copyid%3D9C9E439B-EAC3-4081-8112-6A6876BE4634%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DAF1BFF69-F136-4439-B8F0-2C421641D573%26copyid%3D9C9E439B-EAC3-4081-8112-6A6876BE4634%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">July corn settled at $6.41 per bushel Thursday, down 9.75 cents, on the Chicago Board of Trade. &nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DAF1BFF69-F136-4439-B8F0-2C421641D573%26copyid%3D9C9E439B-EAC3-4081-8112-6A6876BE4634%26brief%3DRFA%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>17 May 2013 10:06:42 CDT</pubDate><category>Market Update</category></item><item><title>Nationwide survey on DDGS use may be extended</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DAF1BFF69-F136-4439-B8F0-2C421641D573%26copyid%3DF21914CA-9DBE-4786-8F83-D6DBC6D9F6C3%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DAF1BFF69-F136-4439-B8F0-2C421641D573%26copyid%3DF21914CA-9DBE-4786-8F83-D6DBC6D9F6C3%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Iowa State University's three-month-long nationwide survey of the livestock industry's consumption of distillers dried grains&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DAF1BFF69-F136-4439-B8F0-2C421641D573%26copyid%3DF21914CA-9DBE-4786-8F83-D6DBC6D9F6C3%26brief%3DRFA%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>17 May 2013 10:06:42 CDT</pubDate><category>Market Update</category></item><item><title>Court approves auction sale of Western Biomass Energy</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DAF1BFF69-F136-4439-B8F0-2C421641D573%26copyid%3DF15C7DAC-C4B6-4F2F-A958-B88B1099D597%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DAF1BFF69-F136-4439-B8F0-2C421641D573%26copyid%3DF15C7DAC-C4B6-4F2F-A958-B88B1099D597%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">A U.S. &nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DAF1BFF69-F136-4439-B8F0-2C421641D573%26copyid%3DF15C7DAC-C4B6-4F2F-A958-B88B1099D597%26brief%3DRFA%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>17 May 2013 10:06:42 CDT</pubDate><category>Market Update</category></item><item><title>Calif. cellulosic ethanol plant achieves operational milestone</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DAF1BFF69-F136-4439-B8F0-2C421641D573%26copyid%3DB540E1CD-45AB-48BA-82E4-EBCEDEDA3D5C%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DAF1BFF69-F136-4439-B8F0-2C421641D573%26copyid%3DB540E1CD-45AB-48BA-82E4-EBCEDEDA3D5C%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Edeniq's demonstration-scale cellulosic ethanol plant in Visalia, Calif., has reached a milestone by surpassing 1,000 hours o&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DAF1BFF69-F136-4439-B8F0-2C421641D573%26copyid%3DB540E1CD-45AB-48BA-82E4-EBCEDEDA3D5C%26brief%3DRFA%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>17 May 2013 10:06:42 CDT</pubDate><category>Technology &amp; Trends</category></item><item><title>Calls to end the RFS are misguided, DuPont exec says</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DAF1BFF69-F136-4439-B8F0-2C421641D573%26copyid%3DEABDEF9C-60F7-4F4C-A5BC-6DB3356EEFFC%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DAF1BFF69-F136-4439-B8F0-2C421641D573%26copyid%3DEABDEF9C-60F7-4F4C-A5BC-6DB3356EEFFC%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Attacks on the Renewable Fuel Standard are not stopping DuPont from pouring funds into developing cellulosic ethanol, said Ja&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DAF1BFF69-F136-4439-B8F0-2C421641D573%26copyid%3DEABDEF9C-60F7-4F4C-A5BC-6DB3356EEFFC%26brief%3DRFA%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>17 May 2013 10:06:42 CDT</pubDate><category>Technology &amp; Trends</category></item><item><title>Moniz confirmed as energy secretary</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DAF1BFF69-F136-4439-B8F0-2C421641D573%26copyid%3D667BAFDC-A30C-46AE-8768-A92528FD4367%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DAF1BFF69-F136-4439-B8F0-2C421641D573%26copyid%3D667BAFDC-A30C-46AE-8768-A92528FD4367%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">The Senate voted unanimously to confirm nuclear physicist Ernest Moniz as energy secretary. &nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DAF1BFF69-F136-4439-B8F0-2C421641D573%26copyid%3D667BAFDC-A30C-46AE-8768-A92528FD4367%26brief%3DRFA%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>17 May 2013 10:06:42 CDT</pubDate><category>Policy Watch</category></item><item><title>RFA welcomes confirmation of Moniz as new energy chief</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DAF1BFF69-F136-4439-B8F0-2C421641D573%26copyid%3D02C0EE10-5A8A-4E77-8139-71EC26E942FB%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DAF1BFF69-F136-4439-B8F0-2C421641D573%26copyid%3D02C0EE10-5A8A-4E77-8139-71EC26E942FB%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">The Renewable Fuels Association and other biofuel groups welcomed the Senate's confirmation of Ernest Moniz as energy secreta&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DAF1BFF69-F136-4439-B8F0-2C421641D573%26copyid%3D02C0EE10-5A8A-4E77-8139-71EC26E942FB%26brief%3DRFA%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>17 May 2013 10:06:42 CDT</pubDate><category>Policy Watch</category></item><item><title>Read RFA's welcome of Moniz</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DAF1BFF69-F136-4439-B8F0-2C421641D573%26copyid%3DEB6566D1-988E-456F-AE9F-3D3159295BAE%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DAF1BFF69-F136-4439-B8F0-2C421641D573%26copyid%3DEB6566D1-988E-456F-AE9F-3D3159295BAE%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DAF1BFF69-F136-4439-B8F0-2C421641D573%26copyid%3DEB6566D1-988E-456F-AE9F-3D3159295BAE%26brief%3DRFA%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>17 May 2013 10:06:42 CDT</pubDate><category>Policy Watch</category></item><item><title>Read AEC's statement on the confirmation</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DAF1BFF69-F136-4439-B8F0-2C421641D573%26copyid%3DA0B54974-4694-46D8-A095-42CF78841D92%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DAF1BFF69-F136-4439-B8F0-2C421641D573%26copyid%3DA0B54974-4694-46D8-A095-42CF78841D92%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DAF1BFF69-F136-4439-B8F0-2C421641D573%26copyid%3DA0B54974-4694-46D8-A095-42CF78841D92%26brief%3DRFA%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>17 May 2013 10:06:42 CDT</pubDate><category>Policy Watch</category></item><item><title>Don't get swayed by Big Oil's anti-ethanol rhetoric, exec says</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DAF1BFF69-F136-4439-B8F0-2C421641D573%26copyid%3D439788A1-EF92-44D2-8788-6355FF1739E3%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DAF1BFF69-F136-4439-B8F0-2C421641D573%26copyid%3D439788A1-EF92-44D2-8788-6355FF1739E3%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">U.S. &nbsp;-<a 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pass a farm bill that does not contain any mandatory funding for its energy pr&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DAF1BFF69-F136-4439-B8F0-2C421641D573%26copyid%3DF3FFE869-459E-434F-99A3-18C284AC7879%26brief%3DRFA%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>17 May 2013 10:06:42 CDT</pubDate><category>Policy Watch</category></item><item><title>Former energy chief urges EU to pressure OPEC on oil prices</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DAF1BFF69-F136-4439-B8F0-2C421641D573%26copyid%3DB9BE7C6E-4DD5-4F59-AEE4-E51A503A824C%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DAF1BFF69-F136-4439-B8F0-2C421641D573%26copyid%3DB9BE7C6E-4DD5-4F59-AEE4-E51A503A824C%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">The EU member states could alleviate rising fuel costs by acting as one to pressure the Organization of Petroleum Exporting C&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DAF1BFF69-F136-4439-B8F0-2C421641D573%26copyid%3DB9BE7C6E-4DD5-4F59-AEE4-E51A503A824C%26brief%3DRFA%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>17 May 2013 10:06:42 CDT</pubDate><category>Global Agenda</category></item><item><title>Gasoline Ethanol Blends and the Classic Auto</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DAF1BFF69-F136-4439-B8F0-2C421641D573%26copyid%3D4641CFB7-1FB5-4E42-A36C-A007E76B921F%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DAF1BFF69-F136-4439-B8F0-2C421641D573%26copyid%3D4641CFB7-1FB5-4E42-A36C-A007E76B921F%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Across the country, classic car enthusiasts participate in antique car shows and seasonal festivals, parading their vehicles &nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DAF1BFF69-F136-4439-B8F0-2C421641D573%26copyid%3D4641CFB7-1FB5-4E42-A36C-A007E76B921F%26brief%3DRFA%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>17 May 2013 10:06:42 CDT</pubDate><category>RFA &amp; Member News</category></item><item><title>Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it.</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DAF1BFF69-F136-4439-B8F0-2C421641D573%26copyid%3D6B7D3274-AD2B-4F3F-AC77-EDA10F553083%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DAF1BFF69-F136-4439-B8F0-2C421641D573%26copyid%3D6B7D3274-AD2B-4F3F-AC77-EDA10F553083%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Rene Descartes,French mathematician and philosopher&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DAF1BFF69-F136-4439-B8F0-2C421641D573%26copyid%3D6B7D3274-AD2B-4F3F-AC77-EDA10F553083%26brief%3DRFA%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>17 May 2013 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