TV in Turkmenistan, Exxon worldwide, rare earth surges, and real-life Jurassic Park

The ninth edition of the Sunday Revue.

A scene from the 2011 Independence Day parade in Turkmenistan. Credit: Kerri-Jo Stewart / Wikimedia Commons

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NUMBERS GAME

1948 – the year a French rare earths plant, now poised to ramp up production in the face of growing demand, first opened. The New York Times

$20 million – how much money a tiny Alaskan village received from the Environmental Protection Agency to prepare for rising seas, only for the funding to be cut. Floodlight

$500 million – how much New York City’s congestion pricing is forecast to reap this year. Gothamist

675,000 – the number of barrels of oil per day Exxon Mobil Corp. is in Guyana. Upstream Online

10% – how much of its cooking oil India aims to import from the U.S. by next year. Reuters

350 meters – the size of the gas column Exxon Mobil just confirmed at its project in Cyprus. Oil Price

50% – how much shares in America’s lone rare earths miner MP Materials soared after the Pentagon announced a major investment deal in the company. Investor’s Business Daily

2 – where Puerto Rico sits in a new ranking of Latin America’s deadliest places for women. Metro PR