The New York Times has an extensive article about the environmental costs of dam projects such as the Three Gorges Dam in China. The Times reports some interesting facts at the top of the story, "Last year, Chinese officials celebrated the completion of the Three Gorges Dam by releasing a list of 10 world records. As in: The Three Gorges is the world’s biggest dam, biggest power plant and biggest consumer of dirt, stone, concrete and steel. Ever. Even the project’s official tally of 1.13 million displaced people made the list as record No. 10."