Colorsync profile list empty

I have .icc profiles in both my user and system ColorSync Profile folders and when I try to select a profile from within an application, my ColorSync Profile list is empty. Anyone have any ideas?

Absolutely use the calibrated profile. sRGB originated as an approximation of what most CRT monitors could display. But it was just an approximation and differs quite a bit from Color LCD or any calibrated profile. Color LCD for MacBook Pros is actually quite a bit smaller than sRGB and reflects the fact that laptop LCDs can't display the same range of colours as, say, and Apple Cinema Display. Have a look at the different profiles in ColorSync Utility to get a feel for what they all look like. Select a profile and then rotate the 3-D map of the profile in the right-hand side pane.
If you have calibrated your monitor and they came out with a green tint I would suggest that the problem is more likely with the printer rather than your monitor. (You are way ahead of 95% of people - myself included - by using a hardware calibrator; nonetheless, you could do the calibration again and compare the resulting profiles by, say, switching between them and seeing how that affects your colour display on your monitor or by comparing them in ColorSync Utility.)
To isolate the problem - try using a different printer for your next run and compare. Indeed, if you have the time and care enough, try sending the same file to various printers to see the variation. Pick one you are happy with and then stick with them.

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