American Ecology (ECOL) and Clean Harbors (CLHB) are in the business of waste management. They have contracts with big names such as Honeywell and Tyco International, respectively.

American Ecology Corporation (AEC) provides radioactive, hazardous, Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) and industrial waste management services to commercial and government entities, such as refineries and chemical production facilities, manufacturers, electric utilities, steel mills, medical and academic institutions. AEC operates within two segments: Operating Disposal Facilities and Non-Operating Disposal Facilities. The Operating Disposal Facilities accept hazardous and low-level radioactive waste [LLRW] and include AEC's Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 [RCRA] hazardous waste treatment and disposal facilities in Beatty, Nevada; Grand View, Idaho, and Robstown, Texas, and its LLRW disposal facility in Richland, Washington. The Non-Operating Disposal Facilities segment includes the Company's former disposal facilities in Sheffield, Illinois; Beatty, Nevada, and Bruneau, Idaho and a former hazardous waste processing and deep-well injection operation in Winona, Texas. (E*Trade)

The water transportation sector has seen incredible growth over the past years and has spawned well know success stories such as DryShips (DRYS). Like much of the rest of the market, the industry has been hit by the recent slowdown. There is no doubt in my mind, however, that when the market begins to recover, the water transport industry will be very attractive. That being said, I have found a couple of alternatives to DRYS, just in case you don't like it for one reason or another.

Genco Shipping and Trading (GNK) is a stellar company and big investors have noticed. It is almost 75% institutionally owned and is slightly undervalued when looking at its P/E ratio. It has a strong return on equity of 33% and shows very strong margins and aggressive management of its debt. On top of all of this, it pays a 6% dividend. Definitely worth a look.

The market has certainly taken a turn for the worse, but it still presents a great long term buying opportunity. Transocean Incorporated (RIG) is a great company. It is a company that is attractive to both value and growth investors.

Transocean is the world's largest offshore drilling contractor. It has over 50 years of experience and its performance shows. In the past three years, it has steadily doubled from about $70 to more than $140. In that same period, the company has missed earnings only twice (both in 2006) and has solidly beat estimates since then. It is an aggressive leader in its industry in several ways.

Let's face it, green business is huge. Think five years back and it was still something that several companies were skeptical about getting into. Today, it seems to be becoming the norm. People feel that they want to help the environment, and businesses want to help the people. The rising price of oil has only aided the need for alternative and generally cleaner energy.

Either candidate for the Presidency, liberal or conservative, plans some sort of action that encourages reducing our carbon footprint with clean energy. Even if there is a lack of subsidies for clean energy, the fact that oil is pricey and that it will likely continue upward due to basic supply and demand factors means that clean energy is getting more competitive and attractive. These factors are shaping up to make clean energy a great investment in the coming years.

Oil has had an incredible run, and it is by no means over. So why not buy now? First off, it is long overdue for a pullback. Oil has skyrocketed, but is overbought by far. I do see oil moving to $140 or $150, but not before a pullback to $125 or so. Second, there is nothing wrong with walking away with what you have already made. If you own oil stocks, I would recommend getting out. If you are in them, you have already likely made a healthy profit. Other stocks have been beaten down by oil. This has presented the perfect buying opportunity.

One company that I have recently been watching is General Cable (BGC). General Cable works with the development, design, manufacture, marketing and distribution of copper, aluminum and fiber optic wire and cable products for the energy, industrial, specialty and communications markets. The company offers competitive strengths in such areas as breadth of product line, brand recognition, distribution and logistics, sales and service, and operating efficiency. It is an international company that has expanded from North America to Europe and North Africa.