A selection of articles from around the web
Where Year Two of the Pandemic Will Take Us The coronavirus pandemic blazed across 2020. Many countries repeatedly contained it. The United States did not. >20 million Americans have been infected, >350,000 have died. Two vaccines have been developed and approved in record time. President-elect Joe Biden has promised 100 million vaccinations in 100 days. The winter months will still be abysmally dark, but every day promises to bring a little more light. (The Atlantic)
The 10 Ways Renewable Energy’s Boom Year Will Shape 2021 2020 was the year of positive surprises for the environment in a way that very few saw coming. It was the breakout year in sustainability and infrastructure. (Bloomberg)
Ultra-Low Interest Rates Are Here to Stay: 2021 Central Bank Guide Central banks are set to spend 2021 maintaining their ultra-easy monetary policies even with the global economy expected to accelerate away from last year’s coronavirus-inflicted recession. (Bloomberg)
NHL sells naming rights to 4 re-aligned divisions A recent decision by league to allow small advertisements on player helmets and they will be launching a Canadian Division. (CBC)
Jeff Flake: My Fellow Republicans, Trump Is Destroying Us There is power in standing up to the rank corruptions of a demagogue. (Flake is a former Republican senator from Arizona) (New York Times)
The Real Estate Collapse of 2020: The pandemic devastated the housing industry this year, but there were a few flickers of life. (New York Times)
Hollywood changed this year. Some things will never go back to the way they were This has been the craziest, most unpredictable and momentous year in the history of the film industry. The pandemic compressed perhaps as much as ten years of change into one year. (CNN)
Hundreds of Google Employees Unionize, Culminating Years of Activism The creation of the union, a rarity in Silicon Valley, follows years of increasing outspokenness by Google workers. Executives have struggled to handle the change. (New York Times)
China Wants to Invest in the Arctic. Why Doesn’t Canada? While Canada ignores the North’s economic potential, China is poised to make inroads (Walrus)