European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 24, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 stars and stripes tuesday april 24 2007 How much would you pay to save the Earth with land being devoted to Bio fuel ingredients Brewers say Beer May soon Cost by Mark Stclare stars and stripes saving the world one Beer at a time As More and More German Farmland is used to grow ingredients for Bio fuels in Stead of Beer increasing prices on Beer might have to begin raising prices in the coming months Many Brewers have no Choice but to raise their prices they decided not to pass on to Consumers the three percentage Point Rise in value added tax that came into Force in Germany on Jan 1 but in this Case they have no alternative said Kai Schuer Holt a spokesman for the German Brewers association As quoted in a monday Agency franc Presse news service article compared with Many other european nations Beer in Germany is relatively Inex pensive but according to Asp the prices of essential ingredient in brew ing throughout the country have Dou bled from 200 to 400 euros per ton in the past year also land for growing Barley is receding about five percent per year last year Germany 82 million Strong population drank 1116 liners of Beer per head that s the equivalent of every Man woman and child drinking 031 liners of Beer every Day according to figures Given Friday to Asp while two larger breweries told the Agency that their prices Likely were to Rise slightly soon stars and stripes spoke to two smaller ones in the Darmstadt area which both stated that prices were raised last year and no increases were on the horizon soldiers in Bamberg Germany Home to 10 Active local breweries had mixed read Tonto the thought of More environmentally Friendly Beer prices take Tyler Mccord of the 54th Engineer battalion the sergeant who has spent All photos by Michael and stripes Hie Price of Beer like these being enjoyed Ai the  in Munich might go up because rape seed crops like these in a Field near Darmstadt Are squeezing out Barley crops used for brewing Beer making the Price of Barley More expensive six years of his career in Bamberg quaff at least 20 bottles of German Beer every weekend the possibility of rising Beer prices is just another reason to be glad Hes moving Back to the states in a couple of months Mccord said i feel sorry for the new Guys because  have to pay More for it Mccord said cheekily adding that everyone should be Able to cheaply experience the wonder Ful taste of Germany one of accords cohorts in the 54th seemed to disagree if s irresponsible not to look for other sources of fuel regardless if it raises Beer prices or not said pc Kenny Mcanally who has also spent his entire three years in Bamberg and drinks roughly on third of the Beer Mccord does pc Andrew Gohn of Hohenfels Germa nys 554th military police company also believes the environment should come first he said actually having a place to drink his one or two weekly German Beers should take precedence Over the it self might live another 40 or 50 years but is the world still going to be Here Gohn said besides paying a Little bit More for Beer might Cut Down on drunk end riving arrests and alcoholism email Mark Stclair Hosp Taiman Dwayne Hamby left and Lance Chi Adam Martinez Are participating in african lion 07 charge and stripes Lance Cpl Alekzander love left and Lance cps Sean Conyers of weapons company 2nd battalion 23rd Marine regiment Load an optically tracked wire guided missile into its launcher on Friday at Cap Draa training area Morocco Lance Chi Aaron Reeder is in the humvee marines training in Morocco say there itching for Battle by Charlie Coon stars and stripes Cap Draa training area Morocco at four years and counting the War in Iraq is drag Ging on for Many americans but while popular opinion state Side favors withdrawal a lot of the Young us troops currently training in Morocco said they want to join the fight the reservists of weapons com Pany 2nd battalion 23rd Marine regiment Arent expected to activate for deployment to Iraq until december 2008 ifs not soon enough for some tin actually pretty eager to go said Lance Cpl Kristopher Hurst 20 of Al Reno okla i dont want to serve six years in the military and not do anything you dont want to pull away from your family but ifs the duty ifs Why you signed on the dotted line Hurst and his unit were unleashing firepower Friday at the firing Range at Cap Draa training area As part of african lion 07 the annual exercise pairs up us and moroccan forces for two weeks of military training and humanitarian missions in the North Western african desert for the marines fridays menu included the firing of 81 my mortars 50caliber machine guns and optically tracked wire guided Tow missiles among other weaponry they also fired away on the weapons of their moroccan counterparts a primary goal of african lion 07 is to reinforce the relationship Between the two longtime allies Morocco a largely Muslim country located on Africa North West coast is where Gen George s patrons army staged its surge across Northern Africa during world War Al training Northern african Milit Aries is a priority for us Marine corps forces Europe and its Parent command the us european command both based in Stuttgart Germany but the moroccan army is up to Speed according to maj Sean Day the marines company com Mander youd think there would be Many differences but were very similar Day said there a very professional Force very Well trained and their proce dures Are very similar to ours Cap Draa is Ideal for training troops for Iraq and elsewhere some say its dirty Djock desert closely resembles the Middle Eastern War zone away from the training area Many of the troops see for the first time men wearing dish ashes and women wearing burqas its new for All of us said Lance Cpl Sean Conyers 19 of Wichita Kan we like to experience new stuff and new people were taking pictures whenever we can this is my first time out of the country the reservists mostly col Legage men spend one week end per month working Asma Rines and for two weeks each year they embark to places such As Morocco for intensive training if those from weapons company join the Long list of weekend warriors who have been called up to fight in Iraq Afghanistan or elsewhere thais just Fine with them there Are still marines who want to help out in Iraq Conyers said were still pretty motivated about going we want to do our email Charlie Coon at