 In September 2006, Green Day collaborated with [[U2]] and producer [[Rick Rubin]] to record a cover of the song "[[The Saints Are Coming]]", originally recorded by the [[Skids (band)|Skids]], with an accompanying video.The song was recorded to benefit [[Music Rising]], an organization to help raise money for musicians' instruments lost during [[Hurricane Katrina]], and to bring awareness on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the disaster.In December 2006, Green Day and [[Natural Resources Defense Council|NRDC]] opened a web site in partnership to raise awareness on America's dependency on oil.